Patent ID: 6847504

Claim:
A disk drive comprising: a rotatable disk having a magnetic recording media formed on a surface of the rotatable disk wherein the rotatable disk defines a plurality of concentric data tracks; a pivot point positioned adjacent the rotatable disk wherein the pivot point defines an axis; a rotatable pivot assembly positioned on the pivot point so as to rotate about the axis defined by the pivot point; a first actuator having a first transducer coupled to the pivot assembly so as to be rotatable about the axis wherein the first actuator extends over the surface of the rotatable disk such that rotation of the pivot assembly results in movement of the first transducer over the surface of the rotatable disk such that the first transducer can be positioned adjacent selected data tracks; a first coil that is disposed with respect to the first actuator so as to induce movement of the first actuator and the first transducer with respect to the surface of the disk; a second actuator having a second transducer coupled to the pivot assembly so as to be rotatable about the axis wherein the second actuator extends over the surface of the rotatable disk such that rotation of the pivot assembly results in movement of the second transducer over the surface of the rotatable disk such that the second transducer can be positioned adjacent selected data tracks; a second coil that is disposed with respect to the second actuator so as to induce movement of the second actuator and the second transducer with respect to the surface of the disk; and a mechanical interconnect structure that couples the first and second actuators so as to permit limited relative movement of the first and second actuators such that when the pivot assembly is rotated to a first angular position with the first transducer in a first position adjacent a first selected data track and the second transducer is in a second position adjacent a second selected data track, the first transducer can be moved by the first coil to a third position adjacent a third selected data track without moving the second transducer from the second selected data track.