US 12,462,836 B1
Spring suspension with independent reader and writer following actuator
Evan Wheelwright, Tucson, AZ (US); David Harper, Vail, AZ (US); Chase Alan Steeves, Tucson, AZ (US); and Kevin Bruce Judd, Vail, AZ (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/978,406.
Int. Cl. G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 5/5504 (2013.01) [G11B 5/4893 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section of a spring actuator form a C-shape of the spring actuator; and
the middle section includes three flexor columns, wherein a first writer module is bonded to a first flexor column from the three flexor columns, a reader module is bonded to a second flexor column from the three flexor columns, and a second writer module is bonded to a third flexor column from the three flexor columns.