Aerodynamically releasable lock for a disk file actuator assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5036416
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07504373

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An actuator lock for a disk drive in which fixed air vanes projecting between a adjacent disks divert air flow, generated by disk rotation, into a narrowing passage adjacent the disks to impinge upon an air vane forming part of a rotatably mounted actuator lock, to angularly move the actuator lock to release an actuator assembly for movement of the magnetic heads thereon in track seeking and track following operations.

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  • HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

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Mastache, Mark D Boise, ID 4 151

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