Susan E Scanlon

US Patent:

6392846, May 21, 2002

Filed:

Dec 10, 1996

Appl. No.:

08/762753

Inventors:

Charles Allen Brown - Los Gatos CA
Heidi Lee Merkins - Morgan Hill CA
Robert Carl Reinhart - San Jose CA
Ronald Lee Weaver - San Jose CA
Herman Russell Wendt - San Jose CA
Susan G. Scanlon - Rochester MN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G11B 555

US Classification:

360265

Abstract:

A coil assembly for disk drive components is presented which includes a coil winding free of lubricants that cause stiction problems during the operation of the disk drive assembly. An actuator coil and spindle motor winding are disclosed which include a conductor, an insulating layer over the conductor, a bond coat overlying the insulating layer, and a lubricant coating on the insulating layer. The lubricant coating is a hydrocarbon based oil having a molecular weight within ranges that will not volatilize and condense on the surface of the disks in the drive.