Hard disk drive having multiple disk stacks on a rotatable platform

摘要

A lower cost per unit of storage hard disk drive (HDD) includes multiple disk stacks fixed to a carousel, and at least one head stack assembly (HSA) for accessing portions of the magnetic-recording disk(s) of each of the multiple disk stacks after the carousel rotates to move a disk stack in a fixed position relative to the HSA.

主权项

1. A hard disk drive, comprising:
a plurality of disk stacks, each disk stack comprising one or more magnetic-recording disk rotatably mounted on a spindle; a rotatable carousel on which said plurality of disk stacks are fixed; and a head stack assembly, comprising:
a head slider comprising a magnetic read/write head for reading data from and writing data to one or more magnetic-recording disk,a flexure, to which said head slider is coupled,an actuator arm, to which said flexure is coupled, andan actuator, to which said actuator arm is coupled, said actuator configured to move said head slider to access portions of said one or more magnetic-recording disk of each of said plurality of disk stacks.