US 6,982,503 B1 | ||
Voice coil for disk drive | ||
David W. Chew, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
Assigned to Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, Colo. (US) | ||
Filed on Sep. 26, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/670,261. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/156411, filed on Sep. 28, 1999. | ||
Int. Cl. H02K 3/04 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 310—36 | 60 Claims |
1. A voice coil for a disk drive comprising: a spiral winding of conductive material defining a flat band with a generally triangular shape having an open center, first and second active leg portions and an inactive leg portion, a first curved corner portion connecting the first and second active leg portions, a second curved corner portion connecting the first active leg portion with the inactive leg portion, and a third curved corner portion connecting the second leg portion with the inactive leg portion, the first and second active leg portions curving inward of the band, the inactive leg portion curving outward of the band. |