公开(公告)号：US06271995B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-07

申请号：US08259370

申请日：1994-06-14

申请人： Robert Edward Fontana, Jr. ,  Linda Hope Lane ,  Mason Lamar Williams, III ,  Celia Elizabeth Yeack-Scranton

发明人： Robert Edward Fontana, Jr. ,  Linda Hope Lane ,  Mason Lamar Williams, III ,  Celia Elizabeth Yeack-Scranton

IPC分类号： G11B548

CPC分类号： G11B5/484 ,  G11B5/3103 ,  Y10T29/4903 ,  Y10T29/49041 ,  Y10T29/49044 ,  Y10T29/49046

摘要： A disk drive assembly in which the suspension and read/write transducer are integrated into a combination assembly and fabricated using thin film deposition techniques thereby producing an assembly which is very low in mass permitting contact recording. In one embodiment, transducers are deposited in a row and column configuration onto a release and support layer covering a wafer substrate having a thickness equal to a desired suspension length. The wafer is separated into a plurality of row sections, with each row section providing one thin film transducer from each column. A second release layer is formed on a separated side on the row section and thin layers of suitable materials are deposited to form a suspension layer including conductive lines extending to the thin film transducers. The first and second release layers are dissolved and the row section is further cut to form the individual combination assemblies. In a second embodiment, the wafer substrate has a thickness equal to the width of the suspension. The transducers deposited on a row are separated by the desired suspension length to produce combination assemblies useful for linear disk drive actuators. The excess portion of the wafer substrate can alternatively be removed by cutting or etching eliminating the requirement for release or support layers.

摘要翻译： 一种磁盘驱动器组件，其中悬架和读/写换能器集成到组合组件中并使用薄膜沉积技术制造，从而产生质量非常低的组件，允许接触记录。 在一个实施例中，换能器以行和列结构沉积到覆盖具有等于期望悬挂长度的厚度的晶片衬底的释放和支撑层上。 晶片被分成多个行部分，每个行部分从每个列提供一个薄膜换能器。 第二释放层形成在行部分上的分离侧上，并且沉积合适材料的薄层以形成包括延伸到薄膜换能器的导电线的悬浮层。 第一和第二释放层被溶解并且行部分被进一步切割以形成单独的组合组件。 在第二实施例中，晶片衬底的厚度等于悬架的宽度。 沉积在一排上的换能器被分离所需的悬挂长度，以产生用于线性盘驱动致动器的组合组件。 替代地，可以通过切割或蚀刻去除晶片衬底的多余部分，从而消除了释放或支撑层的要求。

公开(公告)号：US5745979A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-05

申请号：US548767

申请日：1995-10-26

申请人： Robert Edward Fontana, Jr. ,  Linda Hope Lane ,  Mason Lamar Williams, III ,  Celia Elizabeth Yeack-Scranton

发明人： Robert Edward Fontana, Jr. ,  Linda Hope Lane ,  Mason Lamar Williams, III ,  Celia Elizabeth Yeack-Scranton

IPC分类号： G11B5/31 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/49 ,  G11B21/21

CPC分类号： G11B5/484 ,  G11B5/3103 ,  Y10T29/4903 ,  Y10T29/49041 ,  Y10T29/49044 ,  Y10T29/49046

摘要： A disk drive assembly in which the suspension and read/write transducer are integrated into a combination assembly and fabricated using thin film deposition techniques thereby producing an assembly which is very low in mass permitting contact recording. In one embodiment, transducers are deposited in a row and column configuration onto a release and support layer covering a wafer substrate having a thickness equal to a desired suspension length. The wafer is separated into a plurality of row sections, with each row section providing one thin film transducer from each column. A second release layer is formed on a separated side on the row section and thin layers of suitable materials are deposited to form a suspension layer including conductive lines extending to the thin film transducers. The first and second release layers are dissolved and the row section is further cut to form the individual combination assemblies. In a second embodiment, the wafer substrate has a thickness equal to the width of the suspension. The transducers deposited on a row are separated by the desired suspension length to produce combination assemblies useful for linear disk drive actuators. The excess portion of the wafer substrate can alternatively be removed by cutting or etching eliminating the requirement for release or support layers.

摘要翻译： 一种磁盘驱动器组件，其中悬架和读/写换能器集成到组合组件中并使用薄膜沉积技术制造，从而产生质量非常低的组件，允许接触记录。 在一个实施例中，换能器以行和列结构沉积到覆盖具有等于期望悬挂长度的厚度的晶片衬底的释放和支撑层上。 晶片被分成多个行部分，每个行部分从每个列提供一个薄膜换能器。 第二释放层形成在行部分上的分离侧上，并且沉积合适材料的薄层以形成包括延伸到薄膜换能器的导电线的悬浮层。 第一和第二释放层被溶解并且行部分被进一步切割以形成单独的组合组件。 在第二实施例中，晶片衬底的厚度等于悬架的宽度。 沉积在一排上的换能器被分离所需的悬挂长度，以产生用于线性盘驱动致动器的组合组件。 替代地，可以通过切割或蚀刻去除晶片衬底的多余部分，从而消除了释放或支撑层的要求。

公开(公告)号：US5734519A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-31

申请号：US37064

申请日：1993-03-25

申请人： Robert Edward Fontana, Jr. ,  Cherngye Hwang ,  Vlad Joseph Novotny ,  Timothy Clark Reiley ,  Celia Elizabeth Yeack-Scranton ,  Clinton David Snyder

发明人： Robert Edward Fontana, Jr. ,  Cherngye Hwang ,  Vlad Joseph Novotny ,  Timothy Clark Reiley ,  Celia Elizabeth Yeack-Scranton ,  Clinton David Snyder

IPC分类号： G11B5/31 ,  G11B5/10 ,  G11B5/187 ,  G11B5/255 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/48

CPC分类号： G11B5/484 ,  G11B5/10 ,  G11B5/255

摘要： A contact recording disk file uses an integrated head-suspension assembly having a head carrier with a dual-layer wear pad for contacting the disk during read and write operations. The outer wear layer of the pad is relatively soft and wear prone compared to a harder and more wear-resistant inner layer. The outer wear layer wears away at a relatively rapid rate during initial wear-in of the head carrier. In this manner the head pole pieces, which extend into the wear pad, are rapidly put into contact with the disk, thereby compensating for initial misalignment of the wear pad with the surface of the disk. The inner wear layer then provides wear resistance over the life of the disk file. In the preferred embodiment, both the outer and inner wear layers are formed of essentially amorphous carbon doped with different amounts of hydrogen.

摘要翻译： 接触式记录磁盘文件使用集成的头悬挂组件，其具有带有双层磨损垫的头部托架，用于在读取和写入操作期间接触盘。 相对于较硬和更耐磨的内层，该垫的外部耐磨层相对较软并且容易发生倾向。 在头托架的初始磨损期间，外磨损层以相对较快的速度磨损。 以这种方式，延伸到耐磨垫中的头部极片迅速地与盘接触，从而补偿磨损垫与盘表面的初始不对准。 然后，内部磨损层在磁盘文件的使用寿命内提供耐磨性。 在优选实施例中，外耐磨层和内耐磨层均由掺杂有不同量氢的基本无定形碳形成。