In-plane suspension-level bending microactuator for precise head positioning
    1.
    发明授权
    In-plane suspension-level bending microactuator for precise head positioning 有权
    平面悬架级弯曲微型致动器,用于精确的头部定位

    公开(公告)号:US06680825B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-20

    申请号:US09553523

    申请日:2000-04-20

    IPC分类号: G11B2124

    CPC分类号: G11B5/58 G11B5/4833 G11B21/24

    摘要: A microactuation system selectively alters a position of a transducing head carried by a slider in a disc drive system with respect to a track of a rotatable disk having a plurality of concentric tracks. The microactuation system includes a head suspension having a first portion and a second portion coupled by one or more flexible hinges. An electroactive element is attached to the first portion of the head suspension at one end and the second portion of the load beam at the other end. The electroactive element bends in response to a control signal applied thereto. The hinge is sufficiently compliant to permit movement of the first portion with respect to the second portion of the head suspension.

    摘要翻译: 微致动器系统相对于具有多个同心轨道的可旋转盘的轨道选择性地改变由盘驱动系统中的滑块承载的换能头的位置。 微致动系统包括具有第一部分和由一个或多个柔性铰链联接的第二部分的头部悬挂。 电活性元件在一端连接到头悬架的第一部分,另一端连接到负载梁的第二部分。 电活性元件响应于施加到其上的控制信号弯曲。 铰链足够柔顺以允许第一部分相对于头部悬挂件的第二部分移动。

    Piezoelectric microactuator suspension assembly with improved stroke length
    2.
    发明授权
    Piezoelectric microactuator suspension assembly with improved stroke length 有权
    具有改善行程长度的压电微致动器悬架组件

    公开(公告)号:US06233124B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-15

    申请号:US09311086

    申请日:1999-05-13

    IPC分类号: G11B556

    CPC分类号: G11B5/5552 G11B21/10

    摘要: A microactuation system is disclosed for selectively altering a position of a transducing head carried by a slider in a disc drive system with respect to a track of a rotatable disk having a plurality of concentric tracks. The disc drive system includes a load beam having a base for attachment to an actuator arm and a head suspension for supporting the slider over the rotatable disc. A microactuation system includes a piezoelectric element attached between the base and the head suspension of the load beam and beams or hinges connecting the head suspension to the base. The piezoelectric element is deformable in response to a voltage applied thereto. The beams are sufficiently compliant to permit movement of the head suspension with respect to the base upon deformation of the piezoelectric elements.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种微致动器系统,用于相对于具有多个同心轨道的可旋转盘的轨道选择性地改变由盘驱动系统中的滑块承载的换能头的位置。 盘驱动系统包括负载梁,其具有用于附接到致动器臂的基座和用于将滑块支撑在可旋转盘上的头悬架。 微动作系统包括一个压电元件,该压电元件安装在底座和负载梁的头部悬挂之间,以及将头悬挂件连接到基座的梁或铰链。 压电元件可响应于施加到其上的电压而变形。 梁足够柔顺以允许头部悬架在压电元件变形时相对于基座移动。

    Suspension-level microactuator
    3.
    发明授权
    Suspension-level microactuator 有权
    悬架级微致动器

    公开(公告)号:US6157522A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-05

    申请号:US240116

    申请日:1999-01-29

    IPC分类号: G11B5/55 G11B5/596

    CPC分类号: G11B5/5552 G11B5/4873

    摘要: A microactuator is disclosed for selectively altering a position of a transducing head carried by a slider in a disc drive system with respect to a track of a rotatable disc having a plurality of concentric tracks. The disc drive system includes a head mounting block for attachment to an actuator arm and a head suspension supporting the slider over the rotatable disc. The microactuator includes a piezoelectric element attached between the head mounting block and the head suspension and beams connecting the head mounting block and the head suspension. The piezoelectric element is deformable in response to a voltage applied thereto. The beams are flexible to permit movement of the head suspension with respect to the head mounting block upon deformation of the piezoelectric elements, and have heights extending out of the general plane of the head mounting block and the head suspension.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种微致动器,用于相对于具有多个同心轨道的可旋转盘的轨道选择性地改变由盘驱动系统中的滑块承载的换能头的位置。 盘驱动系统包括用于附接到致动器臂的头部安装块和将滑块支撑在可旋转盘上的头部悬挂。 微型致动器包括安装在头部安装块和头部悬置之间的压电元件以及连接头部安装块和头部悬架的梁。 压电元件可响应于施加到其上的电压而变形。 梁是柔性的,以允许头部悬架在压电元件变形时相对于头部安装块移动,并且具有高于头部安装块和头部悬架的总平面的高度。

    Swaging flexures to E-block arms
    4.
    发明授权
    Swaging flexures to E-block arms 失效
    弯曲弯曲成E形臂

    公开(公告)号:US06389684B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-21

    申请号:US08946757

    申请日:1997-10-08

    IPC分类号: B23P1902

    摘要: A swaging device for connecting suspension assemblies to an actuator block of a disc drive. The swaging device includes an expandable member which is designed for insertion into channels of tubular stakes coupled to suspension assemblies to swage the tubular stakes relative to a hole of an actuator arm. The expandable member is expandable between an insertion dimension and a swaging dimension. In the insertion dimension, the expandable member is sized for insertion into the channels of the tubular stakes. The expandable member is inserted into stake channels and is expanded to the swaging dimension to impart a swaging force to connect tubular stakes to actuator arms.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将悬挂组件连接到盘驱动器的致动器块的型锻装置。 模锻装置包括可扩张构件,该可膨胀构件被设计成用于插入耦合到悬挂组件的管状桩的通道中,以相对于致动器臂的孔挤压管状桩。 可扩张构件在插入尺寸和型锻尺寸之间是可扩展的。 在插入尺寸中,可膨胀构件的尺寸适于插入管状桩的通道中。 可膨胀构件被插入到通道中并且膨胀到型锻尺寸以赋予模锻力以将管状桩连接到致动器臂。

    Method of securing a head assembly to an actuator arm using a base plate with improved torque retention
    6.
    发明授权
    Method of securing a head assembly to an actuator arm using a base plate with improved torque retention 失效
    使用具有改进的扭矩保持力的基板将头部组件固定到致动器臂的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06353994B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-12

    申请号:US09428950

    申请日:1999-10-28

    IPC分类号: G11B542

    摘要: A base plate is used to attach the head/gimbal assembly of a disc drive to an actuator arm. The base plate has a boss which fits into an opening in the actuator arm. In one embodiment, the boss includes a plurality of raised portions defining a cylinder having a relaxed outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the opening in the actuator arm. The outer surfaces of the plurality of portions engage the inner surface of the actuator arm to elastically deform and conform to and bias against the inner surface of the actuator arm, thereby providing a connection with superior holding friction, and retention torque.

    摘要翻译: 基板用于将盘驱动器的头/万向节组件附接到致动器臂。 基板具有装配在致动器臂中的开口中的凸台。 在一个实施例中,凸台包括限定具有大于致动器臂中的开口的内径的松弛外径的圆柱体的多个凸起部分。 多个部分的外表面与致动器臂的内表面接合以弹性变形,并且与致动器臂的内表面一致并偏压,从而提供具有优良的保持摩擦力和保持转矩的连接。

    Method of forming a suspension fabricated from silicon
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of forming a suspension fabricated from silicon 失效
    形成由硅制成的悬架的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5711063A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-27

    申请号:US661816

    申请日:1996-06-11

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48 G11B5/42

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a magnetic head suspension assembly (10) comprised of a rectangular portion (12), load beam (14) and flexure (16) fabricated from a silicon structure using the etching techniques of the integrated circuit fabrication industry. Said magnetic head suspension assembly (10) having electrical leads (23) to a slider, a pre-amp circuit (25) and a microactuator (27) fabricated directly thereon. A system of providing a loading force passing to slider (50) comprising either a tapered base plate (40) adapted to be held by a horizontally oriented actuator arm or an actuator arm (60) having at least one angled receiving surface (62,64) for attachment to said suspension assembly. The method of forming a magnetic head suspension assembly (10) from an etched silicon structure comprising a cutting step comprising cutting said silicon structure into the silhouette shape of a magnetic head suspension assembly, having a rectangular portion (12), a load beam (14) and a flexure (16), said flexure being cut in a shape such that finger members (18), slider bond tongue (19) and dimple tongue (20) appear thereon, and subsequent to said cutting step, the step of photo-etching regions of said silicon structure to reduce thickness of said silicon structure in certain regions, said photo-etching leaving a remaining non-etched small plateau area which is adapted to act as a point or dimple for an attached slider to gimbal about.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括由使用集成电路制造工业的蚀刻技术由硅结构制成的矩形部分(12),负载梁(14)和挠曲件(16)组成的磁头悬挂组件(10)的装置。 所述磁头悬挂组件(10)具有到滑块的电引线(23),直接在其上制造的前置放大器电路(25)和微型致动器(27)。 提供通过滑块(50)的加载力的系统,包括适于由水平定向的致动器臂保持的锥形基板(40)或具有至少一个成角度的接收表面(62,64)的致动器臂(60) ),用于附接到所述悬架组件。 从蚀刻的硅结构形成磁头悬挂组件(10)的方法,包括切割步骤,包括将所述硅结构切割成具有矩形部分(12),负载梁(14)的磁头悬挂组件的轮廓形状 )和挠曲件(16),所述挠曲被切割成使得指状构件(18),滑块结合舌(19)和凹窝舌(20)出现在其上的形状,并且在所述切割步骤之后, 蚀刻所述硅结构的区域以减小某些区域中所述硅结构的厚度,所述光蚀刻留下剩余的未蚀刻的小平台区域,其适于作为用于万向节的附接滑块的点或凹坑。

    Gimbal assembly with contoured gimbal arms for improved gimbal resonance
    8.
    发明授权
    Gimbal assembly with contoured gimbal arms for improved gimbal resonance 失效
    万向节装配带有轮廓的万向臂,用于改进万向节共振

    公开(公告)号:US06288875B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-11

    申请号:US09043326

    申请日:1998-03-20

    IPC分类号: G11B548

    摘要: A gimbal spring (38) for supporting a slider (20) relative to a disc (12) surface. The gimbal spring (38) includes opposed flexure arms (48,50) extending from a base of the gimbal spring (38). The flexure arms (48,50) are designed to support the slider (20) coupled to the gimbal spring (38) via a mounting tab (54) to pitch and roll relative to the disc (12) surface. The flexure arms (48,50) are formed of elongated members extending from the base to define a fixed end and an extended end. The flexure arms (48,50) include an intermediate portion between the fixed end and the extended end having a reduced mass, which is less than the fixed end and extended end. The reduced mass enhances the operation characteristics of the gimbal spring (38).

    摘要翻译: 用于相对于盘(12)表面支撑滑块(20)的万向弹簧(38)。 万向弹簧(38)包括从万向弹簧(38)的基部延伸的相对的弯曲臂(48,50)。 弯曲臂(48,50)被设计成经由安装凸片(54)支撑联接到万向弹簧(38)的滑块(20),以相对于盘(12)表面进行俯仰和滚动。 弯曲臂(48,50)由从基部延伸以限定固定端和延伸端的细长构件形成。 弯曲臂(48,50)包括在固定端和延伸端之间的中间部分,其具有小于固定端和延伸端的质量减小。 减小的质量提高万向弹簧(38)的操作特性。

    Head gimbal assembly for limiting dimple separation for a data storage
device
    9.
    发明授权
    Head gimbal assembly for limiting dimple separation for a data storage device 失效
    头部万向节组件,用于限制数据存储设备的凹坑分离

    公开(公告)号:US6011671A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-04

    申请号:US864154

    申请日:1997-05-28

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4833

    摘要: An improved head gimbal assembly for supporting a head in a disc drive assembly. The improved head gimbal assembly including a gimbal spring adapted to support a slider and provide desired flexure characteristics for the slider to pitch and roll while limiting dimple separation. The gimbal spring including spaced struts formed of elongated straight members. The struts are shaped to define a generally increasing spring constant along a substantial length of the struts extending from a distance proximal of extended ends of the struts adapted to support a slider to opposed ends of the struts.

    摘要翻译: 用于将磁头支撑在磁盘驱动器组件中的改进的磁头万向架组件。 改进的头万向架组件包括万向弹簧,该万向弹簧适于支撑滑块并为滑块提供所需的弯曲特性,以限制凹坑分离。 万向弹簧包括由细长的直的部件形成的间隔的支柱。 支柱被成形为沿着支柱的实质长度限定大体上增加的弹簧常数,所述弹簧常数从支柱的延伸端的近端延伸,适于将滑块支撑到支柱的相对端。

    Base plate with improved torque retention
    10.
    发明授权
    Base plate with improved torque retention 失效
    底板具有改善的扭矩保持力

    公开(公告)号:US5896646A

    公开(公告)日:1999-04-27

    申请号:US966312

    申请日:1997-11-07

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48 G11B5/127

    摘要: A base plate is used to attach the head/gimbal assembly of a disc drive to an actuator arm. The base plate has a boss which fits into an opening in the actuator arm. In one embodiment, one of the inner surface of the opening in the actuator arm and the outer surface of the boss is constructed of polymer, and the other is constructed of metal. The base plate is secured to the actuator arm by swaging the raised portion of the base plate to the opening in the actuator arm. During swaging, the layer of polymer material yields to conform to the metal surface, thereby providing a swage connection with superior holding friction and retention torque. In another embodiment, the boss includes a plurality of raised portions defining a cylinder having a relaxed outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the opening in the actuator arm. The outer surfaces of the plurality of portions engage the inner surface of the actuator arm to elastically deform and conform to and bias against the inner surface of the actuator arm, thereby providing a connection with superior holding friction, and retention torque.

    摘要翻译: 基板用于将盘驱动器的头/万向节组件附接到致动器臂。 基板具有装配在致动器臂中的开口中的凸台。 在一个实施例中,致动器臂中的开口的内表面和凸台的外表面之一由聚合物构成,另一个由金属构成。 基板通过将基板的凸起部分模制到致动器臂中的开口而固定到致动器臂。 在模锻期间,聚合物材料层产生符合金属表面,从而提供具有优异的保持摩擦力和保持力矩的挤压连接。 在另一个实施例中,凸台包括限定具有大于致动器臂中的开口的内径的松弛外径的圆筒的多个凸起部分。 多个部分的外表面与致动器臂的内表面接合以弹性变形,并且与致动器臂的内表面一致并偏压,从而提供具有优异的保持摩擦力和保持转矩的连接。