Vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for cold storage data storage device
First Claim
1. A vertically-translatable load/unload (LUL) ramp system for a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD), the system comprising:
- a ramp assembly comprising;
a rotatable latch link coupled with a ramp assembly base and configured for mechanical interaction with a head-stack assembly (HSA);
a ramp holder rotatably coupled with the latch link; and
a LUL ramp coupled with the ramp holder.
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Abstract
An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves a load/unload (LUL) ramp subsystem that includes a ramp assembly that includes a rotatable latch link configured for mechanical interaction with a head-stack assembly (HSA) and a LUL ramp coupled with the latch link, configured such that in response to a force applied to the latch link by the HSA, the latch link rotates which disengages a magnetic latch and drives the LUL ramp to rotate into an operational state disengaged from any recording disk of a multiple-disk stack. The subsystem may further include a motor configured to drive rotation of a lead screw to which the ramp assembly is attached, to drive vertical translation of the ramp assembly, thereby providing for loading the vertically-translatable HSA onto and off of each of the disks of the disk stack.
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15 Claims
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1. A vertically-translatable load/unload (LUL) ramp system for a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD), the system comprising:
a ramp assembly comprising; a rotatable latch link coupled with a ramp assembly base and configured for mechanical interaction with a head-stack assembly (HSA); a ramp holder rotatably coupled with the latch link; and a LUL ramp coupled with the ramp holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD), comprising:
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recording means for storing digital information; reading/writing means for reading from and writing to the recording means; loading/unloading means for loading the reading/writing means to access the recording means and unloading the reading/writing means from access to the recording means; and means for translating the loading/unloading means from one recording means to another recording means. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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