Disk drive with low profile suspension assemblies
    1.
    发明授权
    Disk drive with low profile suspension assemblies 失效
    磁盘驱动器具有低调悬挂组件

    公开(公告)号:US06313970B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-06

    申请号:US08541656

    申请日:1995-10-10

    IPC分类号: G11B555

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4813 G11B5/4826

    摘要: A height reduced rotary voice coil actuator assembly includes an E-block defining one or more vertically aligned short tines. Fastened to each short tine are one or two elongated tine extenders. The tine extender-short tine connection occurs outside the region above and below the data storage disks. A peg-leg load beam having tabs adapted to receive wires having no protective plastic tubing is connected to each tine extender. The wires are bonded directly to the tabs and provide electrical communication between data transducer heads located on the load beam and drive electronics. A swage boss formed in the tine extender faces outwardly in the same direction as a data transducer head assembly supported by the peg-leg load beam. Each short tine is substantially coplanar with an associated data storage disk and lies beyond the outer periphery thereof. The resulting in-line rotary actuator achieves substantial vertical or Z height compaction.

    摘要翻译: 高度减小的旋转音圈致动器组件包括限定一个或多个垂直对准的短齿的E形块。 紧固到每个短齿是一个或两个细长的齿扩展器。 辅助延长器 - 短齿连接发生在数据存储盘上方和下方的区域之外。 具有适于接收不具有保护性塑料管的线的接头的钉腿负载梁连接到每个齿形延伸器。 电线直接接合到接头并提供位于负载梁和驱动电子器件之间的数据传感器头之间的电气连通。 形成在齿形延伸器中的锻件凸台朝向与由支腿负载梁支撑的数据传感器头部组件相同的方向向外。 每个短齿与相关联的数据存储盘基本上共面并且超出其外周。 所得到的在线旋转执行器实现了大量的垂直或Z高度压实。

    Head stack assembly with a laminated flexure having a snap-through feature
    3.
    发明授权
    Head stack assembly with a laminated flexure having a snap-through feature 有权
    具有具有快插特征的层压挠曲件的头部堆叠组件

    公开(公告)号:US08194355B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-05

    申请号:US12117049

    申请日:2008-05-08

    IPC分类号: G11B5/55

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4813 G11B5/4833

    摘要: A novel head stack assembly (HSA) includes a flex cable with a first side and an opposing second side, and having a hole therethrough. The HSA also includes a head gimbal assembly (HGA) having a load beam, a laminated flexure attached to the load beam, and a head attached to the laminated flexure. The laminated flexure includes a flexure tail with a snap-through feature. The snap-through feature has a plurality of windows in the flexure tail, a snap-through feature central portion that is centric to the plurality of windows, and a plurality of lobes. Each lobe extends out from the snap-through feature central portion radially into one of the plurality of windows. The laminated flexure overlies and contacts the flex cable on its first side, but the snap-through feature is disposed through the hole so that each of the plurality of lobes contacts the flex cable on its second side.

    摘要翻译: 一种新型的头部堆叠组件(HSA)包括具有第一侧和相对的第二侧的柔性电缆,并且具有穿过其中的孔。 HSA还包括具有负载梁的头部万向节组件(HGA),附接到负载梁的层压挠曲件和附接到层压挠曲件的头部。 层压挠曲包括具有卡扣特征的弯曲尾部。 卡扣穿透特征具有在弯曲尾部中的多个窗口,以多个窗口为中心的卡通特征中心部分和多个波瓣。 每个叶片从卡通特征中心部分径向延伸到多个窗口之一。 层叠的挠曲层叠并且在其第一侧上接触柔性电缆,但是穿通特征穿过孔设置,使得多个凸角中的每一个在其第二侧上接触柔性电缆。

    Method and apparatus for latching an actuator assembly to prevent damage
to disk drive heads
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for latching an actuator assembly to prevent damage to disk drive heads 失效
    用于锁定致动器组件以防止损坏磁盘驱动器头的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6028744A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-22

    申请号:US876467

    申请日:1997-06-16

    IPC分类号: G11B5/54

    CPC分类号: G11B5/54

    摘要: The present invention relates, in one aspect, to an apparatus for positioning a disk drive head over a disk which is a part of a disk drive assembly. A disk drive apparatus includes a base plate, a disk coupled to the base plate, a disk drive head assembly arranged over the disk, and an actuator assembly that is arranged to position the disk drive head assembly over the disk. The actuator assembly is coupled to the disk drive head assembly, and includes a ferrite piece and a crash stop contact point that is separate from the ferrite piece. The disk drive apparatus also includes a magnetic latching assembly which has a plate extension that is substantially stationary with respect to the disk, a magnet nest that is movably mounted over the plate extension, and a latch magnet that is coupled to the magnet nest. A crash stop, which is also included in the disk drive apparatus, is arranged to be contacted by the crash stop contact point when the disk drive head assembly is positioned in a parking position.

    摘要翻译: 本发明在一个方面涉及一种用于将盘驱动器头定位在作为盘驱动器组件的一部分的盘上的装置。 磁盘驱动装置包括基板,耦合到基板的盘,布置在盘上的盘驱动器头组件和布置成将盘驱动器头组件定位在盘上的致动器组件。 致动器组件联接到盘驱动头组件,并且包括与铁氧体片分离的铁氧体片和碰撞停止接触点。 磁盘驱动装置还包括磁性闩锁组件,其具有相对于盘基本静止的板延伸部,可移动地安装在板延伸部上方的磁体套和耦合到磁体嵌套的闩锁磁体。 还包括在磁盘驱动装置中的碰撞停止装置被布置成当磁盘驱动器头组件位于停车位置时被碰撞停止触点接触。

    Pivoting, dual state magnetic latch for disk file actuator
    5.
    发明授权
    Pivoting, dual state magnetic latch for disk file actuator 失效
    旋转,磁盘文件执行器的双态磁锁

    公开(公告)号:US5341259A

    公开(公告)日:1994-08-23

    申请号:US964762

    申请日:1992-10-22

    IPC分类号: G11B21/22 G11B5/54

    CPC分类号: G11B21/22

    摘要: A toggling, dual state magnetic latch is provided for a disk file rotary head positioner rotatably mounted relative to the base and includes a voice coil for rotary displacement within a magnetic field provided by an actuator voice coil permanent magnet. The latch comprises a latch pin formed of a ferromagnetic material located on an arm extending from the voice coil of the actuator; a latch mounting pivot pin mounted to the base, a latch body rotatably mounted to the latch mounting pivot pin and positionable between an unlatched position and a latched position, the latch body including a toggle portion carrying a latch permanent magnet and including a counterweight portion located generally oppositely of the toggle portion for carrying counterweight for counterweighting the latch body about an axis of rotation aligned with the latch mounting pivot pin, a bias force mechanism including the voice coil permanent magnet for applying a predetermined bias force to the latch body in order to maintain it at the unlatched position, the latch body and the latch pin being so located that as the latch pin moves in a direction toward the latch body and reaches a predetermined distance to the latch permanent magnet, the bias force is rapidly overcome, and the latch body toggles to a latched position such that the latch pin is directly adjacent to the latch permanent magnet when the actuator has positioned the data transducer head at a landing zone on the storage disk.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于相对于基座可旋转地安装的盘式文件旋转头定位器的翻转双状态磁锁,并且包括用于由致​​动器音圈永磁体提供的磁场内的旋转位移的音圈。 闩锁包括由位于从致动器的音圈延伸的臂上的铁磁材料形成的闩锁销; 安装在基座上的闩锁安装枢轴销,可旋转地安装到闩锁安装枢轴销上并可在解锁位置和锁定位置之间定位的闩锁体,闩锁体包括一个支承闩锁永磁体的肘节部分, 大致相对于用于承载配重的肘节部分,用于使闩锁体围绕与闩锁安装枢转销对准的旋转轴线对称;偏置力机构,包括用于向闩锁体施加预定偏置力的音圈永磁体,以便 将其保持在解锁位置,闩锁体和闩锁销定位成使得当闩锁销朝向闩锁体移动并且到达闩锁永磁体的预定距离时,偏置力被快速克服,并且 闩锁体切换到锁定位置,使得当锁定销直接邻近闩锁永磁体时 致动器将数据传感器头定位在存储盘上的着陆区。

    Low profile disk drive architecture with in-line circuit board and flex
circuit pressure pin connector
    6.
    发明授权
    Low profile disk drive architecture with in-line circuit board and flex circuit pressure pin connector 失效
    低配置磁盘驱动器架构,配有直插电路板和柔性电路压脚连接器

    公开(公告)号:US6108162A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-22

    申请号:US876115

    申请日:1997-06-13

    IPC分类号: G11B25/04 G11B33/12 G11B17/02

    CPC分类号: G11B33/121 G11B25/043

    摘要: A hard disk drive includes a spindle motor flex circuit having a connection end secured to a drive base at a location established by a reference feature and an actuator flex circuit having a connection end also secured to the base at the location established by the feature; a cover and cover gasket mounted to the base plate enclose and seal a rotating data storage disk, a disk spindle motor, a magnet structure, a rotary actuator assembly and the flex circuits except for the spindle motor connection end and the actuator connection end; and, a printed circuit board carrying drive electronics has a connector array of pressure pins aligned to contact facing connecting pads of the flex circuits, the connector array having an alignment pin for registering with the reference feature of the base plate as the printed circuit board is mounted to the base plate externally of the cover, thereby establishing electrical connections between the printed circuit board and the flex circuit connection pads. This arrangement results in an in-line circuit board and a low-profile disk drive, lending itself to simplified assembly by manufacturing robots.

    摘要翻译: 硬盘驱动器包括主轴电动机柔性电路,其具有在由参考特征建立的位置处固定到驱动器基座的连接端和具有连接端的致动器柔性电路,该连接端还在由特征建立的位置处固定到基座; 安装到基板的盖和盖垫圈包围并密封旋转的数据存储盘,盘主轴电机,磁体结构,旋转致动器组件和除了主轴电机连接端和致动器连接端之外的柔性电路; 并且,承载驱动电子器件的印刷电路板具有与柔性电路的面对的连接焊盘对准的压力引脚的连接器阵列,所述连接器阵列具有用于与印刷电路板的参考特征对准的对准销 安装到盖板外部的基板,从而在印刷电路板和柔性电路连接焊盘之间建立电连接。 这种布置导致在线电路板和低轮廓磁盘驱动器,借助制造机器人来简化组装。

    Flexible preamplifier integrated circuit assemblies and method
    7.
    发明授权
    Flexible preamplifier integrated circuit assemblies and method 失效
    灵活的前置放大器集成电路组件及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5499161A

    公开(公告)日:1996-03-12

    申请号:US198871

    申请日:1994-02-18

    IPC分类号: H05K1/11 H05K1/18 H05K1/14

    摘要: A flexible circuit assembly to provide communication to and from data transducer heads located on a load beam of a suspension assembly of a disk drive. Two discrete preamplifier integrated circuits, one of which has a pin-out that is a mirror image of the other, are mounted on a flexible circuit substrate such that the mirror image preamplifier integrated circuit mounted thereon folds underneath the first preamplifier integrated circuit. A head-arm access strip of the flexible circuit is installed in a distorted S-shaped bow in order to reduce the force on the suspension assembly.

    摘要翻译: 柔性电路组件,用于向位于盘驱动器的悬架组件的负载梁上的数据传感器头提供通信。 两个离散的前置放大器集成电路中的一个具有作为另一个的镜像的引脚,安装在柔性电路基板上,使得安装在其上的镜像前置放大器集成电路折叠在第一前置放大器集成电路下方。 柔性电路的头臂接入条安装在扭曲的S形弓中,以减小悬架组件上的力。

    Disk drive with low profile head suspension assemblies

    公开(公告)号:US06493187B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-10

    申请号:US09944955

    申请日:2001-08-31

    IPC分类号: G11B555

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4813 G11B5/4826

    摘要: A height reduced rotary voice coil actuator assembly includes an E-block defining one or more vertically aligned short tines. Fastened to each short tine are one or two elongated tine extenders. The tine extender-short tine connection occurs outside the region above and below the data storage disks. A peg-leg load beam having tabs adapted to receive wires having no protective plastic tubing is connected to each tine extender. The wires are bonded directly to the tabs and provide electrical communication between data transducer heads located on the load beam and drive electronics. A swage boss formed in the tine extender faces outwardly in the same direction as a data transducer head assembly supported by the peg-leg load beam. Each short tine is substantially coplanar with an associated data storage disk and lies beyond the outer periphery thereof. The resulting in-line rotary actuator achieves substantial vertical or Z height compaction.