公开(公告)号：US5491597A

公开(公告)日：1996-02-13

申请号：US227960

申请日：1994-04-15

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B21/21 ,  H05K3/36 ,  G11B5/54 ,  G11B21/18

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  H05K3/365

摘要： A gimbal flexure and electrical interconnect assembly for attachment to a disk drive suspension assembly. The gimbal flexure and electrical interconnect acts both as an interconnect system for relaying electrical signals and as a gimbal flexure. It comprises a self-supporting set of generally parallel traces--electrically insulated linear substrate-free conductors constructed of a single layer spring material. The set of traces includes a load beam portion extending over and matching the surface topology of at least a section of the first surface of a load beam, and a gimbal portion located at a distal end of the set of traces shaped as a gimbal flexure means. The invention describes specific embodiments, including head harnesses, suspension assemblies, and head suspension assemblies, as well as manufacturing methods.

摘要翻译： 用于附接到磁盘驱动器悬架组件的万向弯曲和电互连组件。 万向节弯曲和电互连作为互连系统，用于中继电信号和万向节挠曲。 它包括由单层弹簧材料构成的大体上平行的迹线 - 电绝缘线性无基底导体的自支撑组。 该组轨迹包括延伸并且与载荷梁的第一表面的至少一部分的表面拓扑匹配的载荷梁部分，以及位于该组轨迹的远端处的万向节部分，其形状为万向弯曲装置 。 本发明描述了具体实施例，包括头带，悬架组件和头悬挂组件以及制造方法。

公开(公告)号：US06587310B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US09588397

申请日：2000-06-06

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

IPC分类号： G11B2116

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K3/0097 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/202 ,  H05K3/365 ,  H05K2201/0311 ,  H05K2201/10924 ,  Y10T29/49224

摘要： A trace interconnect assembly designed for transmitting electrical signals to and from a head assembly in a hard disk drive is disclosed. The interconnect assembly includes one or more single-layer thin, elongated, and generally flat substrate-free trace interconnects. The trace interconnects are new conductors etched out of a planar length of preferably a high tensile and high yield strength metal such as beryllium copper. They are shaped to match the surface topology of the suspension assembly. Trace interconnects have a rigid region and flexible regions that match a rigid region and flexible regions in the suspension assembly. Different additional elements include support braces, standoffs, trace tangs, bond pads, and stacked interconnects. Coupling a head assembly to the interconnect assembly creates a head interconnect harness. Methods of manufacture for the trace interconnect assembly, a multi-conductor stacked version, a head suspension assembly, and the head interconnect harness are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种设计用于向硬盘驱动器中的头组件传送电信号的轨迹互连组件。 互连组件包括一个或多个单层薄的，细长的和基本上平坦的无基板的迹线互连。 迹线互连是从优选高拉伸和高屈服强度金属（例如铍铜）的平面长度上蚀刻的新导体。 它们被成形为匹配悬架组件的表面拓扑。 跟踪互连具有刚性区域和与悬挂组件中的刚性区域和柔性区域匹配的柔性区域。 不同的附加元件包括支撑支架，支座，跟踪脚，接合垫和堆叠互连。 将头部组件耦合到互连组件产生头部互连线束。 公开了用于迹线互连组件，多导体堆叠版本，磁头悬挂组件和磁头互连线束的制造方法。

公开(公告)号：US5687479A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-18

申请号：US634972

申请日：1996-04-19

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B21/21 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K3/00 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/20 ,  H05K3/36 ,  H01R43/16

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K2201/0311 ,  H05K2201/10924 ,  H05K3/0097 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/202 ,  H05K3/365 ,  Y10T29/49224

摘要： A trace interconnect assembly for transmitting electrical signals to and from a head assembly in a hard disk drive. The interconnect assembly includes one or more single-layer thin, elongated, and generally flat substrate-free trace interconnects. The trace interconnects are new conductors etched out of a planar length of preferably a high tensile and high yield strength metal such as beryllium copper. They are shaped to match the surface topology of the suspension assembly. Trace interconnects have a rigid region and flexible regions that match a rigid region and flexible regions in the suspension assembly. Different additional elements include support braces, standoffs, trace tangs, bond pads, and stacked interconnects. Coupling a head assembly to the interconnect assembly creates a head interconnect harness. Methods of manufacture for the trace interconnect assembly, a multi-conductor stacked version, a head suspension assembly, and the head interconnect harness are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 用于向硬盘驱动器中的头组件传送电信号的跟踪互连组件。 互连组件包括一个或多个单层薄的，细长的和基本上平坦的无基板的迹线互连。 迹线互连是从优选高拉伸和高屈服强度金属（例如铍铜）的平面长度上蚀刻的新导体。 它们被成形为匹配悬架组件的表面拓扑。 跟踪互连具有刚性区域和与悬挂组件中的刚性区域和柔性区域匹配的柔性区域。 不同的附加元件包括支撑支架，支座，跟踪脚，接合垫和堆叠互连。 将头部组件耦合到互连组件产生头部互连线束。 公开了用于迹线互连组件，多导体堆叠版本，磁头悬挂组件和磁头互连线束的制造方法。

公开(公告)号：US6134075A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-17

申请号：US674342

申请日：1996-07-02

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B21/21 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K3/00 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/20 ,  H05K3/36

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K2201/0311 ,  H05K2201/10924 ,  H05K3/0097 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/202 ,  H05K3/365 ,  Y10T29/49224

摘要： A trace interconnect assembly is designed for transmitting electrical signals to and from a head assembly in a hard disk drive. The interconnect assembly includes one or more single-layer thin, elongated, and generally flat substrate-free trace interconnects. The trace interconnects are new conductors etched out of a planar length of preferably a high tensile and high yield strength metal such as beryllium copper. They are shaped to match the surface topology of the suspension assembly. Trace interconnects have a rigid region and flexible regions that match a rigid region and flexible regions in the suspension assembly. Different additional elements include support braces, standoffs, trace tangs, bond pads, and stacked interconnects. Coupling a head assembly to the interconnect assembly creates a head interconnect harness. Methods of manufacture for the trace interconnect assembly, a multi-conductor stacked version, a head suspension assembly, and the head interconnect harness are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 轨迹互连组件设计用于将电信号传送到硬盘驱动器中的头组件和从头组件传输电信号。 互连组件包括一个或多个单层薄的，细长的和基本上平坦的无基板的迹线互连。 迹线互连是从优选高拉伸和高屈服强度金属（例如铍铜）的平面长度上蚀刻的新导体。 它们被成形为匹配悬架组件的表面拓扑。 跟踪互连具有刚性区域和与悬挂组件中的刚性区域和柔性区域匹配的柔性区域。 不同的附加元件包括支撑支架，支座，跟踪脚，接合垫和堆叠互连。 将头部组件耦合到互连组件产生头部互连线束。 公开了用于迹线互连组件，多导体堆叠版本，磁头悬挂组件和磁头互连线束的制造方法。

公开(公告)号：US5645735A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-08

申请号：US550611

申请日：1995-10-31

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd Boucher ,  Jeffrey W. Green ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Ryan Jurgenson ,  Brent D. Lien

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B21/21 ,  H05K3/36 ,  B44C1/22

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  H05K3/365

摘要： A method for manufacturing a head suspension including separately manufacturing a load beam and a set of traces. The traces are formed from a sheet of conductive material and include an elongated conductor portion and a gimbal portion. Portions of the traces which are configured to be mounted to the load beam are coated with dielectric before being mounted to the load beam. The gimbal portion of the traces provides both mechanical and electrical connections to the conductor portion.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造头部悬挂的方法，包括分别制造负载梁和一组迹线。 迹线由导电材料片形成并且包括细长的导体部分和万向节部分。 被配置为安装到负载梁的迹线的部分在被安装到负载梁之前被涂覆有电介质。 迹线的万向节部分提供与导体部分的机械和电连接。

公开(公告)号：US5864445A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-26

申请号：US770541

申请日：1996-12-20

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd W. Boucher ,  James H. Dettmann ,  Lloyd C. Goss ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Michael T. Hofflander ,  Brent D. Lien ,  Dean E. Myers

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd W. Boucher ,  James H. Dettmann ,  Lloyd C. Goss ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Michael T. Hofflander ,  Brent D. Lien ,  Dean E. Myers

IPC分类号： G11B5/48 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K3/00 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/20 ,  H05K3/36 ,  G11B5/50 ,  G11B21/18

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  G11B5/484 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K2201/0311 ,  H05K2201/10924 ,  H05K3/0097 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/202 ,  H05K3/365 ,  Y10T29/49609

摘要： An integrated lead disk drive suspension including a load beam and one or more conductive leads. The load beam has a mounting region on a proximal end, a head bonding platform on a distal end, and one or more spring regions connecting the head bonding platform to the mounting region. The conductive leads are integrated with and insulated from the load beam by an adhesive dielectric layer, and extend between the head bonding platform and the mounting region. The leads are adapted to reduce mechanical effects of the leads and/or dielectric layer on spring characteristics of the spring regions. One embodiment of the leads includes at least a first compensating portion which extends off the load beam and traverses a nonlinear path around at least a portion of one or more of the spring regions. In another embodiment the portions of the conductive leads extending between the distal end of the load beam and the head bonding platform are substantially free from the dielectric layer. In yet another embodiment the width of portions of the dielectric layer is about equal to or less than the width of adjacent portions of the conductive leads.

摘要翻译： 包括负载光束和一个或多个导电引线的集成引导盘驱动器悬架。 负载梁具有在近端上的安装区域，在远端上的头部接合平台以及将头部接合平台连接到安装区域的一个或多个弹簧区域。 导电引线通过粘合介电层与负载梁一体化并与负载梁绝缘，并且在磁头接合平台和安装区域之间延伸。 引线适于减少引线和/或介电层对弹簧区域的弹簧特性的机械效应。 引线的一个实施例包括至少一个第一补偿部分，该第一补偿部分从负载梁延伸并横过围绕一个或多个弹簧区域的至少一部分的非线性路径。 在另一个实施例中，在负载梁的远端和头部接合平台之间延伸的导电引线的部分基本上没有介电层。 在另一个实施例中，电介质层的部分的宽度大约等于或小于导电引线的相邻部分的宽度。

公开(公告)号：US5839193A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：US249117

申请日：1994-05-25

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd W. Boucher ,  James H. Dettmann ,  Lloyd C. Goss ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Michael T. Hofflander ,  Brent D. Lien ,  Dean E. Myers

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd W. Boucher ,  James H. Dettmann ,  Lloyd C. Goss ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Michael T. Hofflander ,  Brent D. Lien ,  Dean E. Myers

IPC分类号： G11B5/48 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K3/00 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/20 ,  H05K3/36 ,  B21F35/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  G11B5/484 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K2201/0311 ,  H05K2201/10924 ,  H05K3/0097 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/202 ,  H05K3/365 ,  Y10T29/49609

摘要： Laminate structures for attachment to a head suspension assembly in a hard disk drive. The laminate structures include a spring metal layer, a conductive layer, and an intermediate insulator/adhesive layer. The conductive layer can act as an interconnect assembly, as a gimbal, and as a spring region. The method of manufacture of the laminate structures incorporates manufacture of an interconnect assembly into the manufacture of spring structures such as a load beam or a gimbal. The laminate structures are manufactured by etching the layers from the outside in, using other layers as etching masks. Unique configurations are possible where either or both metal layers can be discontinuous, thanks to the manufacturing support of the second layer. The second layer can also be shaped into a plurality of panels, thus freeing the metal layers to act as the spring elements.

摘要翻译： 用于连接到硬盘驱动器中的头部悬挂组件的层压结构。 层压结构包括弹簧金属层，导电层和中间绝缘体/粘合剂层。 导电层可以用作互连组件，如万向节和弹簧区域。 制造层压结构的方法包括将互连组件制造成诸如负载梁或万向节的弹簧结构的制造。 通过使用其它层作为蚀刻掩模，从外部蚀刻层来制造层压结构。 由于第二层的制造支持，独特的配置是可能的，其中一个或两个金属层可以是不连续的。 第二层也可以成形为多个面板，从而释放金属层作为弹簧元件。

公开(公告)号：US5844751A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-01

申请号：US638573

申请日：1996-04-19

申请人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd W. Boucher ,  James H. Dettmann ,  Lloyd C. Goss ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Michael T. Hofflander ,  Brent D. Lien ,  Dean E. Myers

发明人： Jeffry S. Bennin ,  Todd W. Boucher ,  James H. Dettmann ,  Lloyd C. Goss ,  Gary E. Gustafson ,  Michael T. Hofflander ,  Brent D. Lien ,  Dean E. Myers

IPC分类号： G11B5/48 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K3/00 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/20 ,  H05K3/36 ,  G11B5/54

CPC分类号： G11B5/486 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  G11B5/484 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K2201/0311 ,  H05K2201/10924 ,  H05K3/0097 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/202 ,  H05K3/365 ,  Y10T29/49609

摘要： Laminate structures for attachment to a head suspension assembly in a hard disk drive. The laminate structures include a spring metal layer, a conductive layer, and an intermediate insulator/adhesive layer. The conductive layer can act as an interconnect assembly, as a gimbal, and as a spring region. The method of manufacture of the laminate structures incorporates manufacture of an interconnect assembly into the manufacture of spring structures such as a load beam or a gimbal. The laminate structures are manufactured by etching the layers from the outside in, using other layers as etching masks. Unique configurations are possible where either or both metal layers can be discontinuous, thanks to the manufacturing support of the second layer. The second layer can also be shaped into a plurality of panels, thus freeing the metal layers to act as the spring elements.

摘要翻译： 用于连接到硬盘驱动器中的头部悬挂组件的层压结构。 层压结构包括弹簧金属层，导电层和中间绝缘体/粘合剂层。 导电层可以用作互连组件，如万向节和弹簧区域。 制造层压结构的方法包括将互连组件制造成诸如负载梁或万向节的弹簧结构的制造。 通过使用其它层作为蚀刻掩模，从外部蚀刻层来制造层压结构。 由于第二层的制造支持，独特的配置是可能的，其中一个或两个金属层可以是不连续的。 第二层也可以成形为多个面板，从而释放金属层作为弹簧元件。

公开(公告)号：US5473488A

公开(公告)日：1995-12-05

申请号：US285223

申请日：1994-08-03

申请人： Gary E. Gustafson ,  Brent D. Lien

发明人： Gary E. Gustafson ,  Brent D. Lien

IPC分类号： G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/49 ,  G11B21/16

CPC分类号： G11B5/4826 ,  Y10S977/861 ,  Y10S977/932 ,  Y10S977/953

摘要： A head suspension assembly for positioning a head assembly at the correct static attitude with respect to the surface of a rotatable data storage device. The head assembly includes a gimbal assembly having a novel static attitude adjustment feature comprising a solid drop of material. The solid drop of material is dispensed as a fluid on the desired location and then cured to solid form. The solidified drop of material can be used to create surface features on head suspension assemblies for correcting pitch and roll static attitude errors and for applying gram loads on the head assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种头悬挂组件，用于将头组件相对于可旋转数据存储装置的表面以正确的静态姿态定位。 头部组件包括具有包括固体材料的新颖的静态姿态调节特征的万向节组件。 固体液滴作为流体分配在所需位置，然后固化成固体形式。 可以使用固化的材料滴来在头部悬挂组件上形成表面特征，用于校正俯仰和滚动静态姿态误差并且在头部组件上施加克重的载荷。

公开(公告)号：US6114653A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-05

申请号：US212465

申请日：1998-12-16

申请人： Gary E. Gustafson

发明人： Gary E. Gustafson

IPC分类号： A61F2/06 ,  A61F2/90 ,  B23K26/08

CPC分类号： B23K26/0823 ,  B23K26/402 ,  A61F2/91 ,  B23K2203/42 ,  Y10T82/10

摘要： An improved method of cutting a pattern in a hollow, tubular workpiece to form a stent or the like involves the use of a novel workpiece fixture. The workpiece fixture is rigidly carried on a laser cutting tool to support a long piece of stock tubing in a cantilever manner beneath the laser beam of the cutting tool. The fixture is spaced from the laser beam by a distance which is in a range of approximately the same as to slightly greater than the length of any axial repeat in the pattern. The laser beam cuts the pattern in the stock tubing piece as the stock tubing is advanced past the laser beam. Accuracy is increased because the workpiece fixture is carried on the laser cutting tool, and because the cutting takes place in a zone that is close to the end of the fixture and the cantilever support provided thereby.

摘要翻译： 在中空的管状工件中切割图案以形成支架等的改进方法涉及使用新颖的工件夹具。 工件夹具被刚性地携带在激光切割工具上，以悬臂方式在切割工具的激光束下方支撑长条的原料管。 固定装置与激光束间隔一段距离，该距离大致相等于略大于图案中的任何轴向重复的长度。 当原料管推进通过激光束时，激光束切割储料管件中的图案。 因为工件夹具被携带在激光切割工具上，并且因为切割发生在靠近固定装置的端部的区域和由此提供的悬臂支架上，所以提高了精度。