公开(公告)号：US20110211280A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-01

申请号：US12714182

申请日：2010-02-26

申请人： Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Seungman Chang ,  Chaw-Wu Tseng

发明人： Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Seungman Chang ,  Chaw-Wu Tseng

IPC分类号： G11B5/54

CPC分类号： G11B5/4833

摘要： This application discloses a hard disk drive, a head stack assembly, an actuator arm, and an arm damper configured for coupling to an actuator arm to create the head stack assembly used in the hard disk drive. The actuator arm has two arm dampers covering a lightening hole on either side of the actuator arm and configured to reduce the effects of airflow turbulence and mechanical vibration in the hard disk drive. Also disclosed, methods of operating the hard disk drive and of manufacturing for the head stack assembly and the hard disk drive.

摘要翻译： 本申请公开了一种硬盘驱动器，磁头堆叠组件，致动器臂和臂阻尼器，其构造成用于联接到致动器臂以创建在硬盘驱动器中使用的磁头堆叠组件。 致动器臂具有两个臂阻尼器，其覆盖致动器臂的任一侧上的减光孔并且构造成减小了硬盘驱动器中的气流湍流和机械振动的影响。 还公开了操作硬盘驱动器和制造头堆组件和硬盘驱动器的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20120287533A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13436834

申请日：2012-03-30

申请人： Chaw-Wu Tseng ,  Seungman Chang ,  Shiao-Hua Chen

发明人： Chaw-Wu Tseng ,  Seungman Chang ,  Shiao-Hua Chen

IPC分类号： G11B33/08 ,  G11B5/10

CPC分类号： G11B25/043 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  G11B33/148 ,  Y10T29/49021

摘要： A method comprising: providing an arm actuation comprises a lightning hole; and attaching an air damper having a channel on the actuator arm and over the lightning hole, the air damper has the channel from a perimeter of the air damper.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，包括：提供臂致动包括雷击孔; 并且将具有通道的空气阻尼器附接在致动器臂上并在雷击孔上方，空气阻尼器具有来自空气阻尼器的周边的通道。

公开(公告)号：US07064923B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US10657587

申请日：2003-09-08

申请人： Gregory Tran ,  Ed Aguilar ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Woo-Sung (William) Kim

发明人： Gregory Tran ,  Ed Aguilar ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Woo-Sung (William) Kim

IPC分类号： G11B17/02

CPC分类号： G11B19/2009 ,  G11B19/2027 ,  G11B33/08 ,  Y10T29/49025 ,  Y10T29/49027 ,  Y10T29/53165

摘要： The invention includes a method making a balanced disk pack for a hard disk drive, from a disk pack including a spindle motor rigidly coupled, and aligned by at least two open screw holes, with a disk clamp. The invention includes the resulting balanced disk packs, as well as hard disk drives built with such balanced disk packs. The invention also includes apparatus providing the means for implementing the steps of making a balanced disk pack from a disk pack. The invention includes at least one mechanical counterbalance for use in balancing the disk pack of a hard disk drive.

公开(公告)号：US20060230600A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11471777

申请日：2006-06-20

申请人： Gregory Tran ,  Ed Aguilar ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Woo-Sung (William) Kim

发明人： Gregory Tran ,  Ed Aguilar ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Woo-Sung (William) Kim

IPC分类号： G11B17/22 ,  G11B17/02

CPC分类号： G11B19/2009 ,  G11B19/2027 ,  G11B33/08 ,  Y10T29/49025 ,  Y10T29/49027 ,  Y10T29/53165

摘要： The invention includes a method making a balanced disk pack for a hard disk drive, from a disk pack including a spindle motor rigidly coupled, and aligned by at least two open screw holes, with a disk clamp. The invention includes the resulting balanced disk packs, as well as hard disk drives built with such balanced disk packs. The invention also includes apparatus providing the means for implementing the steps of making a balanced disk pack from a disk pack. The invention includes at least one mechanical counterbalance for use in balancing the disk pack of a hard disk drive.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括一种从硬盘驱动器制成平衡盘组件的方法，所述盘组件包括通过至少两个开放螺钉孔与盘夹紧器刚性连接并对准的主轴马达。 本发明包括所得到的平衡盘组件，以及用这种平衡盘组件构建的硬盘驱动器。 本发明还包括提供用于实现从磁盘组制造平衡磁盘组的步骤的装置的装置。 本发明包括用于平衡硬盘驱动器的盘组件的至少一个机械平衡装置。

公开(公告)号：US20060146448A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11029111

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Gregory Tran ,  Tho Pham ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Joseph Chang

发明人： Gregory Tran ,  Tho Pham ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Joseph Chang

IPC分类号： G11B5/54

CPC分类号： G11B5/54

摘要： The invention includes an actuator arm block for use in an actuator assembly within a hard disk drive, which includes a crash stop stub on a middle actuator arm to contact a crash stop rubber in the hard disk drive. The crash stop stub is preferably aligned with a crash stop rubber to stop the actuator assembly from swinging away from a rotating disk surface in the hard disk drive. A flexible printed circuit bracket preferably includes the crash stop rubber may further include an air block. The actuator arm block coupled with a voice coil, an actuator assembly and hard disk drive including the actuator arm block. The methods of manufacturing the actuator arm block coupled with a voice coil, an actuator assembly and hard disk drive, as well as process products.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于硬盘驱动器内的致动器组件的致动器臂块，其包括在中间致动器臂上的碰撞停止接头，以接触硬盘驱动器中的碰撞停止橡胶。 碰撞停止桩最好与碰撞停止橡胶对准，以阻止致动器组件摆脱远离硬盘驱动器中的旋转盘表面。 柔性印刷电路支架优选地包括止动橡胶可以进一步包括空气块。 执行器臂块与音圈耦合，致动器组件和包括致动器臂块的硬盘驱动器。 制造与音圈，致动器组件和硬盘驱动器耦合的致动器臂块的方法以及加工产品。

公开(公告)号：US20070285842A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-13

申请号：US11450156

申请日：2006-06-08

申请人： Momo Boljanovic ,  Joseph Chang ,  Shiao-Hua Chen

发明人： Momo Boljanovic ,  Joseph Chang ,  Shiao-Hua Chen

IPC分类号： G11B5/48

CPC分类号： G11B5/4833

摘要： The invention includes a flexure finger for coupling to a load beam in a head suspension assembly of a hard disk drive. The flexure finger reduces buckling in the tail transition region near the head gimbal assembly by including at least two stress relief gaps in a stainless steel layer in the tail transition region near the head gimbal assembly.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于联接到硬盘驱动器的头悬挂组件中的负载梁的挠曲指状物。 柔性手指通过在头部万向节组件附近的尾部过渡区域中的不锈钢层中包括至少两个应力消除间隙来减小头部万向节组件附近的尾部过渡区域的弯曲。

公开(公告)号：US07256961B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-14

申请号：US10916913

申请日：2004-08-11

申请人： Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Frank Morris ,  Joseph Chang

发明人： Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Frank Morris ,  Joseph Chang

IPC分类号： G11B17/02

CPC分类号： G11B33/121 ,  G11B25/043 ,  G11B33/08

摘要： The present invention includes a spindle motor with a dampened spindle motor flange, which includes a shallow groove on the disk face. The shallow groove includes a first rim, a trough, and a second rim. In use, the trough fills with a visco-elastic material compressed by a metallic ring. A disk pack assembly uses the spindle motor coupling through the dampened spindle motor flange to at least one clamped disk. The invention includes a disk pack using the spindle motor, visco-elastic material, and metallic ring, as well as hard disk drives built with these disk packs. The invention includes the method of disk pack assembly, as well as making a hard disk drive using disk pack. The manufactured disk pack and the hard disk drive are products of the invention's processes.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括具有减振主轴电动机凸缘的主轴电动机，其在盘面上包括浅槽。 浅槽包括第一边缘，槽和第二边缘。 在使用中，槽填充有被金属环压缩的粘弹性材料。 磁盘组组件使用主轴电动机通过减振主轴电动机法兰连接到至少一个夹紧盘。 本发明包括使用主轴电动机，粘弹性材料和金属环的盘组，以及用这些盘组件构建的硬盘驱动器。 本发明包括磁盘组装的方法，以及使用磁盘盒制作硬盘驱动器。 制造的磁盘组件和硬盘驱动器是本发明工艺的产品。

公开(公告)号：US20060146446A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11028354

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Gregory Tran ,  Tho Pham ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Joseph Chang

发明人： Gregory Tran ,  Tho Pham ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Joseph Chang

IPC分类号： G11B17/32

CPC分类号： G11B5/54

摘要： The present invention includes a flexible printed circuit bracket including a crash stop rubber and/or an air block. The air block directs the air flow from the rotating disk surface(s) away from the head gimbal assemblies to minimize positional variance of the read-write heads. The crash stop rubber contacts the crash stop stub on the actuator arm block, stopping actuator assembly swinging away from the disk. The invention includes making an actuator assembly with the invention's flexible printed circuit bracket, as well as making the hard disk drive. The invention includes both the actuator assembly and the hard disk drive as the products of these processes. The invention also includes the actuator assembly and the hard disk drive containing the invention's flexible printed circuit bracket.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括一个包括碰撞停止橡胶和/或空气块的柔性印刷电路支架。 空气块将来自旋转盘表面的气流引导离开头部万向节组件，以最小化读写头的位置变化。 碰撞停止橡胶接触执行机构臂块上的碰撞停止杆，停止执行器组件摆脱磁盘。 本发明包括制造具有本发明的柔性印刷电路支架的致动器组件以及制造硬盘驱动器。 本发明包括作为这些过程的产物的致动器组件和硬盘驱动器。 本发明还包括致动器组件和包含本发明的柔性印刷电路支架的硬盘驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US20060034011A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US10916913

申请日：2004-08-11

申请人： Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Frank Morris ,  Joseph Chang

发明人： Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Frank Morris ,  Joseph Chang

IPC分类号： G11B17/02

CPC分类号： G11B33/121 ,  G11B25/043 ,  G11B33/08

摘要： The present invention includes a spindle motor with a dampened spindle motor flange, which includes a shallow groove on the disk face. The shallow groove includes a first rim, a trough, and a second rim. In use, the trough fills with a visco-elastic material compressed by a metallic ring. A disk pack assembly uses the spindle motor coupling through the dampened spindle motor flange to at least one clamped disk. The invention includes a disk pack using the spindle motor, visco-elastic material, and metallic ring, as well as hard disk drives built with these disk packs. The invention includes the method of disk pack assembly, as well as making a hard disk drive using disk pack. The manufactured disk pack and the hard disk drive are products of the invention's processes.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括具有减振主轴电动机凸缘的主轴电动机，其在盘面上包括浅槽。 浅槽包括第一边缘，槽和第二边缘。 在使用中，槽填充有被金属环压缩的粘弹性材料。 磁盘组组件使用主轴电动机通过减振主轴电动机法兰连接到至少一个夹紧盘。 本发明包括使用主轴电机，粘弹性材料和金属环的磁盘组，以及用这些磁盘组构建的硬盘驱动器。 本发明包括磁盘组装的方法，以及使用磁盘盒制作硬盘驱动器。 制造的磁盘组件和硬盘驱动器是本发明工艺的产品。

公开(公告)号：US07706107B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-27

申请号：US11028354

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Gregory Tran ,  Tho Pham ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Joseph Chang

发明人： Gregory Tran ,  Tho Pham ,  Shiao-Hua Chen ,  Joseph Chang

IPC分类号： G11B5/54 ,  G11B33/12

CPC分类号： G11B5/54

摘要： The present invention includes a flexible printed circuit bracket including a crash stop rubber and/or an air block. The air block directs the air flow from the rotating disk surface(s) away from the head gimbal assemblies to minimize positional variance of the read-write heads. The crash stop rubber contacts the crash stop stub on the actuator arm block, stopping actuator assembly swinging away from the disk. The invention includes making an actuator assembly with the invention's flexible printed circuit bracket, as well as making the hard disk drive. The invention includes both the actuator assembly and the hard disk drive as the products of these processes. The invention also includes the actuator assembly and the hard disk drive containing the invention's flexible printed circuit bracket.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括一个包括碰撞停止橡胶和/或空气块的柔性印刷电路支架。 空气块将来自旋转盘表面的气流引导离开头部万向节组件，以最小化读写头的位置变化。 碰撞停止橡胶接触执行机构臂块上的碰撞停止杆，停止执行器组件摆脱磁盘。 本发明包括制造具有本发明的柔性印刷电路支架的致动器组件以及制造硬盘驱动器。 本发明包括作为这些过程的产物的致动器组件和硬盘驱动器。 本发明还包括致动器组件和包含本发明的柔性印刷电路支架的硬盘驱动器。