Multi-piece head gimbal assembly
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    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.

    LOW FORCE ACTUATOR WITH A COUPLER PIECE AND CONSTRAINED LAYER CONSTRUCTION

    公开(公告)号:US20220415347A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17362865

    申请日:2021-06-29

    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a suspension assembly for a hard disk drive. The method includes applying a resist mask pattern onto a coupler piece, where the resist mask pattern defines an aperture in the coupler piece. The aperture has dimensions large enough to enable a plurality of actuators to fit within said aperture. The method includes etching the coupler piece into the shape of the resist mask and removing the resist mask after patterning.

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