Patent ID: 7327537

Claim:
A disk drive comprising: a disk drive base; a disk rotatably coupled to the disk drive base; a rotary actuator coupled to the disk drive base adjacent the disk, the rotary actuator being configured to pivot about an axis of rotation, the rotary actuator including a coil; and a magnetic element support coupled to the disk drive base, the magnetic element support including: a first plate section and a second plate section disposed generally parallel to the first plate section, the first and second plate sections being cooperatively formed to receive the coil between the first and second plate sections; a first transition section formed between the first and second plate sections for forming a first magnetic flux path between the first and second plate sections, the first transition section disposed angularly lateral with respect to the coil and the axis of rotation; and a second transition section formed between the first and second plate sections for forming a second magnetic flux path between the first and second plate sections, the second transition section being disposed radially beyond the coil with respect to the axis of rotation; wherein the magnetic element support is metal plated and wherein the first transition section terminates at a distal end, the distal end facing towards the first plate section, the distal end being separated from the first plate section by a gap.