US 11,756,579 B2
Moveable ramp for data storage device
Brett R. Herdendorf, Mound, MN (US); Riyan Alex Mendonsa, Edina, MN (US); and Krishnan Subramanian, Shakopee, MN (US)
Assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed by Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/721,664.
Application 17/721,664 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/910,593, filed on Jun. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,308,984.
Prior Publication US 2022/0238137 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G11B 5/54 (2006.01); G11B 21/22 (2006.01); G11B 17/02 (2006.01); G11B 21/12 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/52 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 5/54 (2013.01) [G11B 17/021 (2013.01); G11B 21/12 (2013.01); G11B 21/22 (2013.01); G11B 5/4813 (2013.01); G11B 5/52 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data storage device comprising:
a ramp configured to support at least one head in the data storage device;
a movement mechanism coupled to the ramp and configured to move the ramp from a first position to a second position by at least one of expansion or contraction of at least a portion of the movement mechanism; and
a ramp motion control module operably coupled to the movement mechanism, the ramp motion control module configured to provide the movement mechanism with a first control signal that causes the movement mechanism to move the ramp from the first position to the second position,
a latch configured to hold the ramp.