公开(公告)号：US06396667B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US09071611

申请日：1998-05-01

申请人： Lei Zhang ,  Peter Crane ,  Roger A. Resh

发明人： Lei Zhang ,  Peter Crane ,  Roger A. Resh

IPC分类号： G11B554

CPC分类号： G11B5/5552

摘要： A disc drive has a recording disc rotatable around an axis, a slider supporting a transducing head for transducing data with the disc, and a dual-stage actuation assembly supporting the slider to position the transducing head adjacent a selected radial track of the disc. The dual-stage actuation assembly includes a movable actuator arm, a suspension assembly supported by the actuator arm and including a flexure, a tongue supporting the slider, and a microactuator. The microactuator includes a rotor attached to the tongue and a stator attached to the flexure and operatively connected to the rotor to radially move the rotor with respect to the stator. At least one beam is attached between the slider bond pad and the stator.

摘要翻译： 盘驱动器具有可围绕轴线旋转的记录盘，支撑用于与盘一起转换数据的换能头的滑块以及支撑滑动件的双级致动组件，以将换能头邻近盘的选定径向轨道定位。 双级致动组件包括可动致动器臂，由致动器臂支撑并包括弯曲部的悬架组件，支撑滑块的舌片和微型致动器。 微型致动器包括附接到舌头的转子和附接到挠曲件并且可操作地连接到转子的定子，以相对于定子径向移动转子。 至少一个梁连接在滑块接合焊盘和定子之间。

公开(公告)号：US06694603B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US09613376

申请日：2000-07-11

申请人： Lei Zhang ,  Patrick J. Ryan ,  Peter Crane

发明人： Lei Zhang ,  Patrick J. Ryan ,  Peter Crane

IPC分类号： G11B5127

CPC分类号： G11B5/5552 ,  Y10T29/49012 ,  Y10T29/49025 ,  Y10T29/49044 ,  Y10T29/49046 ,  Y10T29/49048

摘要： A process of forming a microactuator for positioning a transducing head over a selected radial track of a rotatable disc in a disc drive system is disclosed. A tub is etched in a substrate, and a bottom coil layer is plated at least partially in the tub. A first insulating layer is deposited on the bottom coil layer. A ferromagnetic core layer is formed on the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer is deposited on and around the ferromagnetic core layer. A top coil layer is plated on the second insulating layer, and contacts the bottom coil layer at a point spaced from the ferromagnetic core. A rotor is formed on a rotor substrate to confront the ferromagnetic core, is operatively attached to the slider and is movable with respect to the ferromagnetic core.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种形成用于将转换头定位在盘驱动系统中的可旋转盘的选定径向轨道上的微致动器的过程。 在衬底中蚀刻桶，并且底部线圈层至少部分地镀在桶中。 第一绝缘层沉积在底部线圈层上。 在第一绝缘层上形成铁磁芯层。 第二绝缘层沉积在铁磁芯层上和周围。 顶部线圈层被电镀在第二绝缘层上，并且在与铁磁芯分开的点处接触底部线圈层。 转子形成在转子基板上以面对铁磁芯，可操作地附接到滑块并且可相对于铁磁芯移动。

公开(公告)号：US06122149A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-19

申请号：US10100

申请日：1998-01-21

申请人： Lei Zhang ,  Patrick J. Ryan ,  Peter Crane

发明人： Lei Zhang ,  Patrick J. Ryan ,  Peter Crane

IPC分类号： G11B5/55 ,  G11B5/56 ,  G11B21/24

CPC分类号： G11B5/5552 ,  Y10T29/49012 ,  Y10T29/49025 ,  Y10T29/49044 ,  Y10T29/49046 ,  Y10T29/49048

摘要： A microactuator for radially positioning a transducing head over a selected radial track of a rotatable disc in a disc drive system having a flexure to support a slider carrying the transducing head includes a stator operatively attached to the flexure. First and second pole pieces are substantially parallel to and spaced from each other, each having first and second ends. A via magnetically connects the first and second pole pieces. The first and second pole pieces are shaped so that a first gap between the first end of the first pole piece and the first end of the second pole piece is smaller than a second gap between the second end of the first pole piece and the second end of the second pole piece. A plurality of coils are wrapped around the stator. A rotor confronts the second end of the first pole piece and the second end of the second pole piece. The rotor is operatively attached to the slider and is movable with respect to the stator in response to an electrical current applied through the coils, so that movement of the rotor alters a radial position of the transducing head with respect to the flexure.

摘要翻译： 用于在具有弯曲以支撑承载转换头的滑块的盘驱动系统中的可旋转盘的选定径向轨道上径向定位换能头的微致动器包括可操作地附接到挠曲件的定子。 第一和第二极片基本上彼此平行并且彼此间隔开，每个具有第一和第二端。 A通孔磁连接第一和第二极片。 第一和第二极片被成形为使得第一极靴的第一端和第二极靴的第一端之间的第一间隙小于第一极靴的第二端和第二极靴之间的第二间隙 的第二极片。 多个线圈缠绕在定子上。 转子面对第一极靴的第二端和第二极靴的第二端。 转子可操作地附接到滑块，并且响应于通过线圈施加的电流而相对于定子可移动，使得转子的运动相对于挠曲件改变换能头的径向位置。

公开(公告)号：US5910865A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-08

申请号：US952561

申请日：1997-10-29

申请人： Ling Wang ,  Peter Crane ,  Lei Zhang

发明人： Ling Wang ,  Peter Crane ,  Lei Zhang

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B21/21

CPC分类号： G11B5/6005 ,  G11B21/21

摘要： A disc head slider (36) includes a slider body with leading, trailing, inside and outside slider edges (50,52,54,56) and a slider center line (58) extending from the leading slider edge (50) to the trailing slider edge (52). First and second raised side rails (60,62) are formed in the slider body and each include an inside rail edge (108), an outside rail edge (110), a leading rail edge (50) and a trailing rail edge (112). The first and second raised side rails (60,62) form first and second bearing surfaces (70,72), respectively, which terminate prior to the trailing slider edge (52). A raised center rail (64) extends along the slider center line (58) and between the first and second raised rails (60,62). First and second cavities (80a,80b) are positioned between the raised center rail (64) and the first and second raised rails (60,62), respectively. The first and second bearing surfaces (70,72) each include a leading section (100), a waist section (104), a leg section (102) which extends from the waist section (104) to the leading section (100), and a trailing section (106) which extends from the waist section (104) to the trailing rail edge (112). The trailing section (106) widens from the waist section (104) toward the trailing rail edge (112) and includes a notch (113) positioned along the inside rail edge (108) which narrows the trailing section (106) at the notch (113).

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / US97 / 02205 Sec。 371日期1997年10月29日第 102（e）1997年10月29日PCT PCT 1997年2月12日PCT公布。 公开号WO98 / 32129 日期1998年7月23日A盘头滑动器（36）包括滑块本体，其具有前，后，内和外滑块边缘（50,52,54,56）和滑块中心线（58），滑块中心线从前滑块边缘 50）连接到拖尾滑块边缘（52）。 第一和第二凸起侧轨道（60,62）形成在滑块体中，并且每个包括内轨道边缘（108），外轨道边缘（110），前导轨边缘（50）和后轨道边缘（112） ）。 第一和第二升高的侧轨（60,62）分别形成第一和第二支承表面（70,72），其在尾随滑块边缘（52）之前终止。 升高的中心轨道64沿着滑块中心线（58）延伸并且在第一和第二凸起轨道（60,62）之间延伸。 第一和第二空腔（80a，80b）分别位于升高的中心轨道（64）和第一和第二升高轨道（60,62）之间。 第一和第二支承表面（70,72）各自包括引导部分（100），腰部部分（104），从腰部部分（104）延伸到引导部分（100）的腿部部分（102） 以及从腰部（104）延伸到后轨道边缘（112）的后部（106）。 后缘部分（106）从腰部部分（104）朝向后缘轨道边缘（112）变宽，并且包括沿着内侧轨道边缘（108）定位的凹口（113），该凹口（113）在后退部分（106） 113）。

公开(公告)号：US08395864B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-12

申请号：US13279171

申请日：2011-10-21

申请人： Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Peter Crane ,  Peter R. Goglia

发明人： Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Peter Crane ,  Peter R. Goglia

IPC分类号： G11B27/36

CPC分类号： G11B5/455 ,  G11B5/6011

摘要： The present application is directed to a slider supporting apparatus for flying a slider of a hard disk drive in the manufacturing process to provide electrical performance characteristics. The present invention discloses an integrated design including the electrical interconnect, the gimballing mechanism, the preload mechanism and the slider supporting mechanism integrated into a single supporting structure.

摘要翻译： 本申请涉及一种用于在制造过程中飞行硬盘驱动器的滑块以提供电气性能特征的滑动器支撑装置。 本发明公开了一种集成设计，其包括集成在单个支撑结构中的电互连，槌球机构，预加载机构和滑块支撑机构。

公开(公告)号：US08300361B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US13206384

申请日：2011-08-09

申请人： Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Peter Crane ,  Peter R. Goglia

发明人： Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Peter Crane ,  Peter R. Goglia

IPC分类号： G11B5/48

CPC分类号： G11B5/455

摘要： The present application is directed to a slider supporting apparatus for flying a slider of a hard disk drive in the manufacturing process to provide electrical performance characteristics. The present invention discloses an integrated design including the electrical interconnect, the gimballing mechanism, the preload mechanism and the slider supporting mechanism integrated into a single supporting structure.

摘要翻译： 本申请涉及一种用于在制造过程中飞行硬盘驱动器的滑块以提供电气性能特征的滑动器支撑装置。 本发明公开了一种集成设计，其包括集成在单个支撑结构中的电互连，槌球机构，预加载机构和滑块支撑机构。

公开(公告)号：USD610818S1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US29345069

申请日：2009-10-08

申请人： Peter Crane

设计人： Peter Crane

公开(公告)号：US06731465B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：US10041658

申请日：2001-10-24

申请人： Peter Crane ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Wayne Bonin ,  Markus Mangold

发明人： Peter Crane ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Wayne Bonin ,  Markus Mangold

IPC分类号： G11B2116

CPC分类号： G11B5/4833 ,  G11B5/484

摘要： A monocoque head suspension carries a read-write head on a distal end and is attachable at a proximal end to an actuator assembly. The monocoque head suspension includes a bottom skin and a top skin, and also a core positioned between the bottom and top skins. The core has voids therein that form hollow regions between the bottom and top skins. The core may be made of low-density material, such as photo-imageable epoxy, polyamide or polyimide, deposited on the bottom skin, or may be a separately formed piece. The bottom skin and top skin may be made of a stainless steel material. The monocoque head suspension may be a component of an assembly to store data to a magnetic medium and read data from the medium.

摘要翻译： 单体式头部悬架在远端上携带读写头，并且可以在近端附接到致动器组件。 单体头部悬挂包括底部皮肤和顶部皮肤，以及位于底部和顶部皮肤之间的芯部。 芯部具有在底部和顶部表皮之间形成中空区域的空隙。 芯可以由低密度材料制成，例如沉积在底部皮肤上的可光致成像环氧树脂，聚酰胺或聚酰亚胺，或者可以是单独形成的片。 底部皮肤和顶部皮肤可以由不锈钢材料制成。 单体式头悬架可以是组件的组件，用于将数据存储到磁介质并从介质读取数据。

公开(公告)号：US06493192B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-10

申请号：US09880343

申请日：2001-06-13

申请人： Peter Crane ,  Markus E. Mangold ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou

发明人： Peter Crane ,  Markus E. Mangold ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou

IPC分类号： G11B556

CPC分类号： G11B5/4853 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B5/5552 ,  G11B2005/001

摘要： A disc drive includes a disc, a voice coil motor with an arm and a beam having a first end attached to the arm and a second end including a window frame and a gimbal region. A bridge of a gimbal strut underlies the gimbal region. A flex circuit is attached to the gimbal strut. A read/write head has a preload region under the bridge and a slider surface on the disc. A microactuator has a main body and has microactuator arms bonded to the read/write head and mount arms bonded to the bridge. The microactuator has electrical contacts connected to the flex circuit. The electrical contacts are disposed between the microactuator main body and the gimbal region.

摘要翻译： 盘驱动器包括盘，具有臂的音圈马达和具有附接到臂的第一端的梁和包括窗框和万向节区域的第二端。 万向架支柱的桥梁位于万向节区域的下方。 挠性电路连接到万向支架上。 读/写头具有桥下的预载区域和盘上的滑块表面。 微致动器具有主体并具有结合到读/写头的微致动器臂和结合到桥的安装臂。 微致动器具有连接到柔性电路的电触点。 电触点设置在微致动器主体和万向节区域之间。

公开(公告)号：US5774304A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-30

申请号：US642755

申请日：1996-05-03

申请人： Peter Crane ,  Robert Edward Chapin

发明人： Peter Crane ,  Robert Edward Chapin

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B21/21

CPC分类号： G11B5/6005 ,  G11B21/21

摘要： A disc head slider for communicating with a rotating disc includes a slider body with leading and trailing slider edges, inside and outside slider edges relative to the disc, and a center line which extends from the leading slider edge to the trailing slider edge. A center rail is positioned substantially along the center line and includes inside and outside rail edges, a bearing surface and an edge step surface which is raised from the slider body and recessed from the bearing surface. The edge step surface extends along at least one of the inside and outside rail edges and has a greater area along the inside rail edge than the outside rail edge.

摘要翻译： 用于与旋转盘连通的盘头滑块包括：滑块体，其具有前缘和后缘滑块边缘，相对于盘的滑动边缘内侧和外侧;以及从前滑块边缘延伸到后滑块边缘的中心线。 中心轨道基本上沿着中心线定位，并且包括内侧和外侧轨道边缘，支承表面和从滑块体升高并从支承表面凹陷的边缘台阶表面。 边缘台阶表面沿着内侧和外部轨道边缘中的至少一个延伸，并且沿着内部轨道边缘具有比外侧轨道边缘更大的面积。