Disk drive having a VCM plate which includes an integrally formed elongated protrusion for securing a flex bracket to the disk drive base
    2.
    发明授权
    Disk drive having a VCM plate which includes an integrally formed elongated protrusion for securing a flex bracket to the disk drive base 失效
    具有VCM板的盘驱动器,其包括用于将挠性支架固定到盘驱动器底座的整体形成的细长突起

    公开(公告)号:US06970329B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-29

    申请号:US10676586

    申请日:2003-09-30

    IPC分类号: G11B5/48 G11B5/55

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4846

    摘要: A disk drive includes a disk drive base, a spindle motor attached to the disk drive base, a disk supported by the spindle motor, and a head stack assembly coupled to the disk drive base. The head stack assembly includes an actuator body, a coil portion cantilevered from the actuator body, an actuator arm cantilevered from the actuator body in an opposite direction from the actuator arm, a flex circuit cable having an electrical connector end, and a flex bracket for clamping the electrical connector end of the flex circuit cable to the disk drive base, the flex bracket having first and second ends being spaced-apart along a width of the disk drive. The disk drive further includes an upper voice coil motor plate and a lower voice coil motor plate, the voice coil motor plates secured to the disk drive base, one of the voice coil motor plates having an integrally formed elongated protrusion extending from the voice coil motor plate for contacting and securing the flex bracket to the disk drive base, the elongated protrusion extending from the first end to proximate the second end, wherein the flex bracket is secured to the disk drive base free of using any fastener.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘驱动器包括磁盘驱动器基座,连接到磁盘驱动器基座的主轴电机,由主轴电机支撑的磁盘以及耦合到磁盘驱动器基座的磁头堆叠组件。 头部堆叠组件包括致动器主体,从致动器主体悬臂的线圈部分,沿着与致动器臂相反的方向从致动器主体悬臂的致动器臂,具有电连接器端的挠性电缆电缆和用于 将柔性电路电缆的电连接器端部夹紧到磁盘驱动器底座,所述柔性支架具有沿着磁盘驱动器的宽度间隔开的第一和第二端。 磁盘驱动器还包括上音圈马达板和下音圈马达板,音圈马达板固定在盘驱动器底座上,其中一个音圈马达板具有从音圈马达延伸的整体形成的细长凸起 板,用于将柔性支架接触并固定到盘驱动器底座,细长突起从第一端延伸到靠近第二端,其中柔性支架固定到盘驱动器基座,而不需要使用任何紧固件。

    Head stack assembly with a flexible printed circuit having a mouth centered between arms
    3.
    发明授权
    Head stack assembly with a flexible printed circuit having a mouth centered between arms 有权
    具有柔性印刷电路的头部堆叠组件具有以臂为中心的口

    公开(公告)号:US09324346B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-26

    申请号:US12195288

    申请日:2008-08-20

    IPC分类号: G11B5/55 G11B21/08 G11B5/48

    摘要: A novel head stack assembly (HSA) is disclosed and claimed. The HSA includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) having a mouth with an upper mouth edge and a lower mouth edge. The FPC includes a first plurality of conductive terminals immediately adjacent the upper mouth edge and a second plurality of conductive terminals immediately adjacent the lower mouth edge. The mouth defines and is bisected by a mouth centerline disposed equidistant from the upper mouth edge and the lower mouth edge. The mouth centerline is substantially parallel to and substantially equidistant from first and second actuator arms of the HSA. A first plurality of conductive traces of a first head gimbal assembly (HGA) is electrically connected to the first plurality of conductive terminals, and a second plurality of conductive traces of a second HGA is electrically connected to the second plurality of conductive terminals.

    摘要翻译: 公开并要求保护一种新颖的头部堆叠组件(HSA)。 HSA包括具有嘴部的上部口部和下部口部的柔性印刷电路(FPC)。 FPC包括紧邻上口边缘的第一多个导电端子和紧邻下口边缘的第二多个导电端子。 嘴口通过与上口边缘和下口边缘等距离设置的口中心线限定和平分。 口中心线基本上与HSA的第一和第二致动器臂平行并且基本上等距。 第一头部万向节组件(HGA)的第一多个导电迹线电连接到第一多个导电端子,并且第二HGA的第二多个导电迹线电连接到第二多个导电端子。

    Head stack assembly with suspension tails extending into interfering slits in a flexible printed circuit
    4.
    发明授权
    Head stack assembly with suspension tails extending into interfering slits in a flexible printed circuit 有权
    头部堆叠组件,悬挂尾部延伸到柔性印刷电路中的干涉缝隙中

    公开(公告)号:US08068314B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-29

    申请号:US12406830

    申请日:2009-03-18

    IPC分类号: G11B5/55

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4846 G11B5/5569

    摘要: A novel head stack assembly (HSA) is disclosed and claimed. The HSA includes an actuator including an actuator body and an actuator arm extending from the actuator body, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) adjacent the actuator body. The FPC includes a slit therethrough. A head gimbal assembly (HGA) is attached to the actuator arm. The HGA includes a load beam, a laminated flexure attached to the load beam, and a head attached to the laminated flexure. The laminated flexure has a flexure tail that includes an intermediate region that is disposed adjacent the actuator arm, and a terminal region that is electrically connected to the FPC. The terminal region is substantially orthogonal to the intermediate region. The intermediate region of the flexure tail extends into the slit, interferes with the slit, and contacts and deforms the FPC adjacent the slit.

    摘要翻译: 公开并要求保护一种新颖的头部堆叠组件(HSA)。 HSA包括致动器,其包括致动器主体和从致动器主体延伸的致动器臂以及与致动器主体相邻的柔性印刷电路(FPC)。 FPC包括穿过其中的狭缝。 头部万向节组件(HGA)连接到致动器臂。 HGA包括负载梁,附接到负载梁的层压挠曲件和附接到层压挠曲件的头部。 层压挠曲件具有弯曲尾部,其包括邻近致动器臂设置的中间区域和电连接到FPC的端子区域。 终端区域基本上与中间区域正交。 弯曲尾部的中间区域延伸到狭缝中,与狭缝相互干扰,并使邻近狭缝的FPC接触和变形。

    Systems and methods for aligning components of a head stack assembly of a hard disk drive
    5.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for aligning components of a head stack assembly of a hard disk drive 有权
    用于对准硬盘驱动器的磁头堆叠组件的组件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08611052B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-17

    申请号:US13431660

    申请日:2012-03-27

    IPC分类号: G11B5/55

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4813 G11B5/4846

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an alignment comb and a subassembly of a head stack assembly for a hard disk drive using the alignment comb. The subassembly includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) having a plurality of first apertures, a flexure configured to be coupled to the FPC, the flexure having a second aperture configured to overlap a corresponding one of the first apertures, and an alignment comb including a plurality of fingers configured to align the FPC with the flexure, the plurality of fingers being spaced apart in a first direction and a finger of the plurality of fingers configured to extend into the corresponding one of the first apertures and the second aperture.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及一种用于使用对准梳的硬盘驱动器的磁头堆叠组件的对准梳和子组件。 子组件包括具有多个第一孔的柔性印刷电路(FPC),被配置为耦合到FPC的挠曲件,所述挠曲件具有构造成与相应的一个所述第一孔重叠的第二孔,以及包括 多个指状物被配置为将FPC与挠曲件对准,多个指状物在第一方向上间隔开,并且多个指状物的手指被构造成延伸到相应的第一孔和第二孔中。

    Disk drive head stack assembly having a flexible printed circuit with stiffener bend axis normal to the actuator pivot axis
    6.
    发明授权
    Disk drive head stack assembly having a flexible printed circuit with stiffener bend axis normal to the actuator pivot axis 有权
    磁盘驱动器头组件组件具有柔性印刷电路,其具有垂直于致动器枢转轴线的加强件弯曲轴线

    公开(公告)号:US08259417B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-04

    申请号:US13163387

    申请日:2011-06-17

    IPC分类号: G11B5/55

    CPC分类号: G11B5/4833 G11B5/486

    摘要: A disk drive head stack assembly has a flexible printed circuit (FPC) including a flex cable and a flex stiffener. The flex stiffener includes a terminal region support portion that is attached to the actuator body, a flex cable guide portion, and a stiffener bend. The stiffener bend is between and connects the terminal region support portion and the flex cable guide portion. The flex cable includes a guided portion that is in contact with the flex cable guide portion. A flex cable terminal region is attached to the terminal region support portion. The stiffener bend is about a stiffener bend axis that is perpendicular to the actuator pivot axis.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘驱动器头堆叠组件具有柔性印刷电路(FPC),其包括柔性电缆和柔性加强件。 柔性加强件包括附接到致动器本体的端子区域支撑部分,柔性电缆引导部分和加强件弯曲部。 加强件弯曲在端子区域支撑部分和柔性电缆引导部分之间并连接。 柔性电缆包括与柔性电缆引导部分接触的引导部分。 柔性电缆端子区域附接到端子区域支撑部分。 加强件弯曲是围绕与致动器枢转轴线垂直的加强件弯曲轴线。