Disk device having first and second actuator assemblies
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a first actuator assembly on a support shaft via a first bearing unit, and a second actuator assembly on the support shaft via a second bearing unit. The first bearing unit includes a first shaft on the support shaft, a first sleeve fixed to the first actuator block, and a bearing between the first shaft and the first sleeve. The second bearing unit includes a second shaft on the support shaft, separated from the first shaft, a second sleeve fixed to the second actuator block, and a bearing between the second shaft and the second sleeve. One axial end of the first shaft faces one axial end of the second shaft.
1. A disk device comprising:
a plurality of disk-shaped recording media;
a first actuator assembly comprising a first bearing unit, a first actuator block rotatably supported on a support shaft via the first bearing unit, arms and suspension assemblies extending from the first actuator block, and magnetic heads supported on the suspension assemblies; and
a second actuator assembly comprising a second bearing unit, a second actuator block rotatably supported on the support shaft via the second bearing unit, arms and suspension assemblies extending from the second actuator block, and magnetic heads supported on the suspension assemblies, wherein
the first bearing unit comprises a first shaft mounted on the support shaft, a first sleeve fixed to the first actuator block and provided around the first shaft, and at least one bearing arranged between the first shaft and the first sleeve,
the second bearing unit comprises a second shaft mounted on the support shaft and separated from the first shaft, a second sleeve fixed to the second actuator block and arranged around the second shaft, and at least one bearing arranged between the second shaft and the second sleeve,
one end in an axial direction of the first shaft faces one end in an axial direction of the second shaft, and
the one end in the axial direction of the first shaft projects further toward the second bearing unit than one end in an axial direction of the first sleeve and is in contact with the one end in the axial direction of the second shaft.
2. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein the first shaft comprises an annular flange provided in the one end in the axial direction, and the flange faces one end of the second bearing unit across a gap and constitutes a labyrinth by the gap.
3. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein
the first shaft and the first sleeve of the first bearing unit have substantially the same shapes and diameters as the second shaft and the second sleeve of the second bearing unit, respectively, and
the first sleeve is shorter than the second sleeve in an axial direction and faces one end in the axial direction of the second sleeve with a gap.
4. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein the one end in the axial direction of the second shaft projects further toward the first bearing unit than one end in an axial direction of the second sleeve, and is in contact with the one end in the axial direction of the first shaft.
5. A disk device comprising:
a plurality of disk-shaped recording media;
a first actuator assembly comprising a first bearing unit, a first actuator block rotatably supported on a support shaft via the first bearing unit, arms and suspension assemblies extending from the first actuator block, and magnetic heads supported on the suspension assemblies;
a second actuator assembly comprising a second bearing unit, a second actuator block rotatably supported on the support shaft via the second bearing unit, arms and suspension assemblies extending from the second actuator block, and magnetic heads supported on the suspension assemblies,
a first wiring substrate unit comprising a first base portion, a first relay portion extending from the first base portion, and a first connecting portion continuously provided at an extending end of the first relay portion and mounted on the first actuator block of the first actuator assembly, and integrally formed of a flexible wiring substrate; and
a second wiring substrate unit comprising a second base portion separated from the first base portion, a second relay portion extending from the second base portion, and a second connecting portion continuously provided at an extending end of the second relay portion and mounted on the second actuator block of the second actuator assembly, and integrally formed of a flexible wiring substrate; wherein
the first bearing unit comprises a first shaft mounted on the support shaft, a first sleeve fixed to the first actuator block and provided around the first shaft, and at least one bearing arranged between the first shaft and the first sleeve,
the second bearing unit comprises a second shaft mounted on the support shaftand separated from the first shaft, a second sleeve fixed to the second actuator block and arranged around the second shaft, and at least one bearing arranged between the second shaft and the second sleeve, and
one end in an axial direction of the first shaft faces one end in an axial direction of the second shaft.
6. The disk device of claim 5 , wherein
the first wiring substrate unit comprises a first connector mounted on the first base portion,
the second wiring substrate comprises a second connector mounted on the second base portion, and
the first base portion and the first connector and the second base portion and the second connector are arranged in a surface direction.
7. The disk device of claim 5 , wherein
the first wiring substrate unit comprises a first connector mounted on the first base portion,
the second wiring substrate comprises a second connector mounted on the second base portion,
the first base portion and the first connector and the second base portion and the second connector are arranged one on top of the other, and
the first connector is connected to the second connector.
8. The disk device of claim 7 , wherein the second wiring substrate comprises a relay connector connected between the first connector and the second connector.