Braced suspension for supporting a head slider
    1.
    发明授权
    Braced suspension for supporting a head slider 有权
    用于支撑头滑块的支撑悬架

    公开(公告)号:US07660073B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-09

    申请号:US11486702

    申请日:2006-07-14

    IPC分类号: G11B5/54

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4833

    摘要: A suspension is disclosed that includes a pre-load section and a load section. The pre-load section is configured to be connected to a base. The load section is connected to the pre-load section and comprises a load beam portion, a flex circuit portion, and a brace. The brace extends laterally exterior to the load beam portion proximate to the pre-load section. The brace increases the lateral sway vibration mode of the load section, allowing the load beam portion to be narrower, and provide a decreased weight and increased torsion vibration mode, while also maintaining an increased lateral sway vibration mode.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种悬架,其包括预加载部分和负载部分。 预加载部分被配置为连接到基座。 负载部分连接到预加载部分并且包括负载梁部分,柔性电路部分和支架。 支架在靠近预加载部分的横向外侧延伸到负载梁部分。 支架增加了负载部分的横向摆动振动模式,允许负载梁部分更窄,并且提供减小的重量和增加的扭转振动模式,同时还保持增加的横向振动模式。

    Braced suspension
    2.
    发明申请
    Braced suspension 有权
    支撑悬挂

    公开(公告)号:US20080013214A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-17

    申请号:US11486702

    申请日:2006-07-14

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4833

    摘要: A suspension is disclosed that includes a pre-load section and a load section. The pre-load section is configured to be connected to a base. The load section is connected to the pre-load section and comprises a load beam portion, a flex circuit portion, and a brace. The brace extends laterally exterior to the load beam portion proximate to the pre-load section. The brace increases the lateral sway vibration mode of the load section, allowing the load beam portion to be narrower, and provide a decreased weight and increased torsion vibration mode, while also maintaining an increased lateral sway vibration mode.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种包括预加载部分和负载部分的悬架。 预加载部分被配置为连接到基座。 负载部分连接到预加载部分并且包括负载梁部分,柔性电路部分和支架。 支架在靠近预加载部分的横向外侧延伸到负载梁部分。 支架增加了负载部分的横向摆动振动模式,允许负载梁部分更窄,并且提供减小的重量和增加的扭转振动模式,同时还保持增加的横向振动模式。

    Baseplate resonant axis optimization
    3.
    发明授权
    Baseplate resonant axis optimization 有权
    基板谐振轴优化

    公开(公告)号:US08929032B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-06

    申请号:US12570777

    申请日:2009-09-30

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48 G11B21/16

    CPC分类号: G11B17/32 G11B5/4833

    摘要: In one implementation, the presently disclosed technology teaches an apparatus with a head attached to an end of a baseplate. The baseplate includes a tilted section that causes a torsion axis of the baseplate to pass near the head. In another implementation, the presently disclosed technology teaches an apparatus with a load beam attached to a baseplate. The apparatus also includes a head attached to an opposite end of the load beam from the baseplate. The baseplate includes a mass-shifted section that causes a torsion axis of the apparatus to pass through the head. In yet another implementation, the presently disclosed technology teaches a method for reducing baseplate resonance amplitude. The method includes shifting a baseplate mass on a suspension toward an adjacent disc surface to move a baseplate torsion axis to pass near a head.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施方式中,本公开的技术教导了具有附接到基板的端部的头部的装置。 底板包括一个倾斜部分,该部分使底板的扭转轴通过头部附近。 在另一个实施方案中,本公开的技术教导了一种具有连接到基板的负载梁的装置。 该装置还包括附接到负载梁与底板相对的端部的头部。 底板包括使装置的扭转轴线穿过头部的质量偏移部分。 在又一实施方案中,本公开的技术教导了一种减少基板共振振幅的方法。 该方法包括将悬架上的基板质量移向相邻的盘表面以移动底板扭转轴线以靠近头部。

    BASEPLATE RESONANT AXIS OPTIMIZATION
    4.
    发明申请
    BASEPLATE RESONANT AXIS OPTIMIZATION 有权
    基础共振轴优化

    公开(公告)号:US20110075302A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-31

    申请号:US12570777

    申请日:2009-09-30

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48

    CPC分类号: G11B17/32 G11B5/4833

    摘要: In one implementation, the presently disclosed technology teaches an apparatus with a head attached to an end of a baseplate. The baseplate includes a tilted section that causes a torsion axis of the baseplate to pass near the head. In another implementation, the presently disclosed technology teaches an apparatus with a load beam attached to a baseplate. The apparatus also includes a head attached to an opposite end of the load beam from the baseplate. The baseplate includes a mass-shifted section that causes a torsion axis of the apparatus to pass through the head. In yet another implementation, the presently disclosed technology teaches a method for reducing baseplate resonance amplitude. The method includes shifting a baseplate mass on a suspension toward an adjacent disc surface to move a baseplate torsion axis to pass near a head.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施方式中,本公开的技术教导了具有附接到基板的端部的头部的装置。 底板包括一个倾斜部分,该部分使底板的扭转轴通过头部附近。 在另一个实施方案中,本公开的技术教导了一种具有连接到基板的负载梁的装置。 该装置还包括附接到负载梁与底板相对的端部的头部。 底板包括使装置的扭转轴线穿过头部的质量偏移部分。 在又一实施方案中,本公开的技术教导了一种减少基板共振振幅的方法。 该方法包括将悬架上的基板质量移向相邻的盘表面以移动底板扭转轴线以靠近头部。

    Pitch-adjustable head suspension with end lift tab for dynamic load/unload
    5.
    发明授权
    Pitch-adjustable head suspension with end lift tab for dynamic load/unload 失效
    可调式头悬挂,带末端提升卡,用于动态装载/卸载

    公开(公告)号:US06611402B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-26

    申请号:US09590442

    申请日:2000-06-09

    IPC分类号: G11B548

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4826

    摘要: A head suspension for mounting a head assembly in a disc drive that utilizes dynamic loading and unloading of the head assemblies. The head suspension includes a ramp contact feature that is located at the distal end of the head suspension and is substantially laterally centered on the head assembly, in order to minimize induced attitude moments at the time of loading and unloading of the head assemblies. The head suspension also provides selectable vertical separation between the ramp contact feature and the associated disc surface, in order to allow design flexibility. The head suspension also includes displacement limiting features which prevent plastic deformation of the gimbal during head lifting, and which contribute to positive pitch attitude during head unloading, to minimize the amount of disc surface which must be reserved for head unloading.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将磁头组件安装在磁盘驱动器中的磁头悬架,其利用磁头组件的动态装载和卸载。 磁头悬架包括斜面接触特征,其位于磁头悬架的远端并且基本上横向地位于磁头组件的中心,以便最小化头部组件的装载和卸载时的引导姿态力矩。 磁头悬架还提供斜坡接触特征和相关的盘表面之间的可选择的垂直间隔,以便允许设计灵活性。 头悬架还包括位移限制特征,其防止万向架在头部抬起期间的塑性变形,并且在头部卸载期间有助于正的俯仰姿态,以最小化必须为头部卸载保留的盘表面的量。

    Suspension gimbal with reduced pitch stiffness, compliant preloading bridge and unloading limiters
    6.
    发明授权
    Suspension gimbal with reduced pitch stiffness, compliant preloading bridge and unloading limiters 有权
    悬架万向节具有减小的俯仰刚度,兼容的预加载桥和卸载限位器

    公开(公告)号:US06549375B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-15

    申请号:US09493303

    申请日:2000-01-28

    IPC分类号: G11B554

    CPC分类号: G11B5/5552 G11B5/56

    摘要: A head suspension assembly, particularly useful in a disc drive that incorporates a head/microactuator assembly and dynamic loading and unloading of the head/microactuator assembly into and out of operative engagement with a disc. The head suspension includes a gimbal that that mounts the head/microactuator assembly via the microactuator, and thus allows the head assembly to be microstepped by the microactuator. The gimbal further includes reverse bending features providing increased pitch attitude compliance, and limiting features which interact with cooperative lifting features on the rigid beam of the head suspension to control the static attitude extremes of the head assembly during dynamic unloading of the head/microactuator assembly from operative engagement with a disc. In a further aspect of the invention, the head suspension includes mechanisms for controlling the attitude of the head/microactuator assembly relative to the disc during dynamic loading of the head/microactuator into operative engagement with the disc.

    摘要翻译: 磁头悬挂组件,特别适用于包括磁头/微型致动器组件的磁盘驱动器,以及将磁头/微型致动器组件动态加载和卸载到与盘的操作性接合中。 头部悬架包括通过微型致动器安装头部/微型致动器组件的万向架,从而允许头部组件由微型致动器微步进。 万向架还包括反向弯曲特征,提供增加的俯仰姿态顺从性,以及限制特征,其与头部悬架的刚性梁上的协作提升特征相互作用,以在头部/微型致动器组件的动态卸载期间控制头部组件的静态姿态极限 与盘的操作性接合。 在本发明的另一方面,头悬架包括用于在头/微致动器动态加载头部/微致动器与椎间盘操作性接合期间控制头/微致动器组件相对于椎间盘的姿态的机构。

    Suspension bend section with stiffness-reducing features
    7.
    发明授权
    Suspension bend section with stiffness-reducing features 有权
    具有刚度降低特征的悬架弯曲部分

    公开(公告)号:US07787217B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-31

    申请号:US11144469

    申请日:2005-06-02

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4833

    摘要: An actuator load beam comprising a preload bend section defining an array of differently configured stiffness-reducing features. The stiffness-reducing features are characteristically sized in inverse relation to a respective distance from a longitudinal centerline of the actuator load beam at the preload bend section. An associated method comprising determining a thickness of a preload bend section for an actuator load beam associated with a desired resonant performance; determining a volume of stiffness-reducing features in the preload bend section associated with a desired vertical stiffness; and arranging an array of stiffness-reducing features associated with the determined volume in an array of sequentially smaller size with the largest size of the array being disposed nearest to a longitudinal centerline of the actuator load beam at the preload bend section.

    摘要翻译: 致动器负载梁包括预定弯曲部分,其限定不同结构的刚度减小特征的阵列。 刚度减小特征的特征尺寸与从预加载弯曲部分处的致动器负载梁的纵向中心线的相应距离成反比关系。 一种相关联的方法,包括确定与期望的共振性能相关联的致动器负载梁的预加载弯曲部分的厚度; 确定与期望的垂直刚度相关联的预载弯曲部分中的刚度减小特征的体积; 以及将与所确定的体积相关联的刚度减小特征的阵列布置成顺序地更小的阵列,其中所述阵列的最大尺寸被布置为最靠近所述致动器负载梁在所述预加载弯曲部分的纵向中心线。

    Dynamic flying attitude control using augmented gimbal
    8.
    发明授权
    Dynamic flying attitude control using augmented gimbal 有权
    使用增强万向节的动态飞行姿态控制

    公开(公告)号:US06952330B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-04

    申请号:US09590436

    申请日:2000-06-09

    摘要: A head suspension mounts a head assembly in a disc drive. The head suspension includes controllable bending elements on the gimbal portion of the head suspension which allow dynamic control of the flying attitude of the head assemblies, and thus the flying height. In a first embodiment, the control elements are bi-metal features that utilize differential thermal expansion to control the flying attitude. In a second, and presently preferred, embodiment, the control elements are piezo-electric elements which provide bi-directional control of associated elements of the gimbal portion of the head suspension. In another aspect, the controllable bending elements are used to increase the flying height of the head assembly as the head assembly is moved from the data recording area of the disc into engagement with a textured landing zone.

    摘要翻译: 磁头悬挂将磁头组件安装在磁盘驱动器中。 磁头悬架包括磁头悬架的万向节部分上的可控制的弯曲元件,其允许动态地控制磁头组件的飞行姿态,从而允许飞行高度。 在第一实施例中,控制元件是利用差分热膨胀来控制飞行姿态的双金属特征。 在第二和当前优选的实施例中,控制元件是压电元件,其提供头悬架的万向节部分的相关元件的双向控制。 在另一方面,当头部组件从盘的数据记录区域移动到与纹理化着陆区域接合时,可控制的弯曲元件用于增加头部组件的飞行高度。

    Disc drive head suspension with gimbal contact feature for ramp
load/unload
    10.
    发明授权
    Disc drive head suspension with gimbal contact feature for ramp load/unload 有权
    带万向节接触功能的光盘驱动器头悬挂,用于斜坡加载/卸载

    公开(公告)号:US6157520A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-05

    申请号:US280299

    申请日:1999-03-29

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48 G11B5/54 G11B21/22

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4826 G11B21/22 G11B5/54

    摘要: A system for unloading heads from and loading heads into cooperative engagement with discs in a disc drive, including a novel head suspension for mounting and supporting the heads. The head suspension includes a primary ramp contact feature formed as a portion of the load beam portion of the head suspension and a secondary ramp contact feature formed as an extension of the mounting tab of the gimbal portion of the head suspension. The primary ramp contact feature acts as the principal lifting mechanism of the head suspension, while the secondary ramp contact feature serves to controllably lift the head. In an alternative embodiment, only the secondary ramp contact feature is used for the unloading and loading of the head.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将磁头从磁盘驱动器中卸载磁头并与磁盘驱动器中的磁盘协同配合的系统,包括用于安装和支撑磁头的新型磁头悬架。 磁头悬架包括形成为磁头悬架的负载梁部分的一部分的主斜面接触特征和形成为磁头悬架的万向节部分的安装凸片的延伸部的次级斜面接触特征。 主斜面接触特征用作头部悬架的主要提升机构,而次级斜面接触特征用于可控地抬起头部。 在替代实施例中,只有次级斜面接触特征用于头部的卸载和加载。