Combined load/unload ramp and snubber for disc drives
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Apr 25, 2000
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Mar 18, 1998
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Sep 22, 1997
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A load/unload ramp includes a ramp surface for engaging the actuator arm to lift the transducer from operational relation to the disc surface, and a snubbing mechanism to prevent an edge of the disc from axially moving beyond a design limit. The snubbing mechanism includes an engaging mechanism for engaging the disc when the edge of the disc moves the design limit; the engaging mechanism operating to engage the disc without affecting the recording surface. In one form, the snubbing mechanism includes a slot to receive an edge of the disc. The engaging mechanism is supported within the slot to engage the disc, such as a chamfer surface between the edge and the recording surface, when the edge of the disc moves the design limit.
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