Patent ID: 7372670

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, the coil including a first leg and a second leg; first and second magnetic elements; and a magnetic element support coupled to the disk drive base, the magnetic element support including: a first plate section including a first support portion and a first extension portion, the first magnetic element being attached to the first support portion; a second plate section including a second support portion and a second extension portion, the second magnetic element being attached to the second support portion, the first leg disposed between the first and second magnetic elements and not between the first and second extension portions with the second leg disposed between the first and second extension portions and not between the first and second magnetic elements; and a transition section formed between the first and second plate sections.