An actuator latch apparatus of a hard disk drive for locking a pivoting
actuator includes a locking protrusion provided at one side of the
actuator, a latch lever pivotably installed on the base and elastically
biased such that a hook portion provided at one side of the latch lever
restricts the locking protrusion, and an air flow pipe provided at the
base and generating a driving torque to the latch lever by a pressure
differential between the atmosphere and air flowing along a channel
formed in the air flow pipe. Thus, since locking and unlocking are
performed by selectively restricting the locking protrusion provided at
the actuator, unlocking can be smoothly performed without any impacts
while a locking state is maintained firmly. Also, since locking and
unlocking of the actuator is driven by elastic bias and the rotation of
the hard disk, power consumption is reduced.