Patent ID: 6532136
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An apparatus, comprising:a platter being rotatably installed on a base, said platter having a center axis of rotation, an outer edge, a data zone storing data, and a parking zone, said parking zone being disposed between said center axis and said data zone, said data zone being disposed between said parking zone and said outer edge; an actuator being movably mounted to said base at a pivot, said actuator having a first end and a second end, said first end including at least one head reading data from said data zone when a normal operating power is supplied to said apparatus, said second end including a bobbin and a coil wound on said bobbin; at least one magnet being connected to said base adjacent to said bobbin, providing a magnetic force; a magnetic material being fixedly installed at a predetermined position of said actuator inside said coil; and a crash stopper being mounted at a predetermined location on said base and blocking said actuator, said actuator contacting said crash stopper when said normal operating power is not supplied to said apparatus; when said normal operating power is not supplied to said apparatus, said magnetic material moving in response to said magnetic force to park said at least one head in said parking zone, said magnetic force acting upon said magnetic material to hold said at least one head in said parking zone.