Patent ID: 7660075

Claim:
A disk drive comprising: a disk drive housing including a support post extending from the disk drive housing, the support post defining a post axis; an actuator rotatably coupled to the disk drive housing; a VCM top plate physically coupled to the disk drive housing, the VCM top plate comprising a ferromagnetic metal; a VCM magnet magnetically coupled to the VCM top plate; an actuator latch contactable with the actuator, the latch including a post opening, the latch being pivotably mounted about the support post with the support post disposed in the post opening; a pivot ball disposed in the post opening and partially protruding from the latch between the VCM top plate and the latch along the post axis; wherein the pivot ball is seated upon and in contact with the support post without contacting the VCM top plate; and wherein the pivot ball pivots on the end of the support post.