FLEX CIRCUIT HAVING A MULTIPLE LAYERED STRUCTURE AND INTERCONNECT
    6.
    发明申请
    FLEX CIRCUIT HAVING A MULTIPLE LAYERED STRUCTURE AND INTERCONNECT 有权
    具有多层结构和互连的柔性电路

    公开(公告)号:US20150201493A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-16

    申请号:US14594606

    申请日:2015-01-12

    Abstract: A flex circuit including a multiple layer structure is disclosed. The multiple layered structure includes a first or top layer and a second or base layer. Top traces and bond pads are fabricated on the top or obverse layer and interlayer traces and bond pads are fabricated between the first and second layers to provide an electrical interconnect to electrical components on a head assembly. In an illustrated embodiment, the flex circuit includes portions including the first or base layer and the second or top layer and one or more reduced thickness portion including the first or base layer and not the second layer. In one embodiment, the gimbal portion of the flex circuit includes the first layer and not the second layer of the multiple layer structure and in another embodiment a bending portion of the flex circuit includes the first base layer and not the second layer of the multiple layered structure to provide a reduced thickness to facilitate bending, for example in a micro-actuation region of the load beam.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括多层结构的柔性电路。 多层结构包括第一或顶层和第二或基层。 顶部迹线和接合焊盘制造在顶部或正面层上,层间迹线和接合焊盘制造在第一和第二层之间,以提供与头部组件上的电气部件的电互连。 在所示的实施例中,柔性电路包括包括第一或第二层或第二层或顶层的部分和包括第一层或第二层而不是第二层的一个或多个减薄厚度部分。 在一个实施例中,柔性电路的万向节部分包括第一层而不是多层结构的第二层,在另一个实施例中,柔性电路的弯曲部分包括第一基底层而不是第二层的多层结构 结构以提供减小的厚度以便于弯曲,例如在负载梁的微致动区域中。

    SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING MICROACTUATORS ON A HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20220108717A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17062293

    申请日:2020-10-02

    Abstract: A head stack assembly for a hard disk drive includes a head gimbal assembly. The head gimbal assembly includes a slider, a plurality of microactuators, and a microactuator controller. The slider includes active components which are configured to perform drive operations in response to receiving control signals from a drive controller. The microactuators are configured to adjust the position of the slider relative to a magnetic disk during drive operations. The microactuator controller is configured to selectively couple the microactuators to a microactuator power source based on the control signals.

    Multi-piece head gimbal assembly
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11037589B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16888034

    申请日:2020-05-29

    Abstract: A head gimbal assembly for a hard disk drive includes a slider, a load beam, a gimbal, and a flexure. The gimbal is disposed between the load beam and the slider. The gimbal is configured to provide motive support to the slider as the slider moves in proximity to a media surface. The flexure is disposed between the gimbal and the slider. The flexure includes an electrical trace ribbon configured to provide electrical signal pathways to and from active components of the head gimbal assembly.

    Head gimbal assembly with structural yaw stiffener

    公开(公告)号:US10957350B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16887447

    申请日:2020-05-29

    Abstract: A head gimbal assembly for supporting a disk drive includes a slider, a load beam, a ring gimbal affixed to the load beam, a plurality of microactuators, and a flexure. The flexure includes a first end extending along the load beam through a center region of a longitudinal axis of the head gimbal assembly and second end that includes a plurality of bond pads electrically coupled to the slider. The flexure includes a plurality of support features. Each support feature of the plurality of support features spans a respective microactuator of the plurality of microactuators. Each support feature includes a support protrusion and a support base. Each support protrusion is coupled to the ring gimbal at a distal side of the respective microactuator and each support base is coupled to the flex circuit on a proximal side of the respective microactuator.

    Dual-stage head suspension assembly having additional microactuator pair

    公开(公告)号:US10418055B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US15963501

    申请日:2018-04-26

    Abstract: A head suspension assembly for supporting a read/write head of a disk drive located on a rotatable drive actuator arm is disclosed. The head suspension assembly includes a baseplate end proximate to and operatively connected to a first microactuator pair, the first microactuator pair communicatively coupled to a controller. The head suspension assembly also includes a load beam movably connecting the first microactuator pair to a second microactuator pair. The head suspension assembly also includes a head transducer end proximate to and operatively connected to the second microactuator pair, the second microactuator pair communicatively coupled to the controller. The read/write head is located proximate to the head transducer end, the read/write head being flexibly connected to the load beam, and the controller is configured to selectably transmit control signals to the first and second microactuator pairs in order to improve tracking control of the read/write head.

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