Claims
- 1. An assembly for use in a disc drive, the assembly comprising:
a base defining an elongate slot, the base having a first surface and a second surface; a magnet fixed on the first surface of the base; and a latch member comprising:
a stem configured for engagement with the elongate slot; and a step at one end of the stem, wherein the step is brought into abutment with the second surface of the base when the first latch member is attracted by the magnet.
- 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the elongate slot further includes an opening at a side of the base for receiving the stem into the elongate slot.
- 3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the elongate slot further comprises:
an end; and a bend configured to locate the stem in abutment with the end.
- 4. An assembly of claim 1 wherein the step has an elongate cross-section.
- 5. A disc drive comprising:
a baseplate; an actuator housing rotatably mounted to the baseplate, the actuator housing comprising a yoke extending from the actuator housing; a voice coil motor comprising:
a base defining an elongate slot, the base having a first surface and a second surface; and a magnet fixed on the first surface of the base; and a magnetic latch comprising:
a first latch member, the first latch member comprising:
a stem configured for engagement with the elongate slot; and a step at one end of the stem; the step being configured for abutment with the second surface of the base when the first latch member is attracted by the magnet; and a second latch member fixed to the yoke, wherein the second latch member is configured for releasable coupling to the first latch member when the disc drive is not in operation.
- 6. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the elongate slot further includes an opening at a side of the base for receiving the stem into the elongate slot.
- 7. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the elongate slot further comprises:
an end; and a bend configured to locate the stem in abutment with the end.
- 8. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the step has an elongate cross-section.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims benefit of the U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/212,543, filed Jun. 20, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60212543 |
Jun 2000 |
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