Static attitude determination and adjust of head suspension components

A method of measuring and adjusting the static attitude of a head suspension of the type for use in a dynamic storage device, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a head suspension including:
• a flexure comprising first and second gimbal arms positioned at a distal end of the flexure and connected to a slider mounting tongue, the slider mounting tongue having a static attitude;
• a load beam supporting the flexure and having a mounting region at a proximal end, a rigid region distally spaced from the mounting region, and a spring region between the mounting region and the rigid region;
• determining the planar orientation of a surface that is indicative of static attitude of the slider mounting tongue;
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• independently controllably permanently deforming the first gimbal arm and the second gimbal arm of the flexure thereby adjusting the static attitude of the slider mounting tongue.

An apparatus for adjusting the static attitude of a head suspension that includes a flexure comprising first and second gimbal arms positioned at a distal end of the flexure and connected to a slider mounting tongue, a load beam supporting the flexure and having a mounting region at a proximal end, a rigid region distally spaced from the mounting region, and a spring region between the mounting region and the rigid region, the apparatus comprising:

• a workpiece support for supporting and positioning at least a portion of at least one head suspension;
• an adjust device operatively supported with respect to the workpiece support, the adjust device comprising:
• a first clamp portion having an engagement element that can be positioned for engaging at least a portion of a head suspension when the head suspension is supported in the workpiece support;
• a second clamp portion operatively relatively movably supported with respect to the first clamp portion and having an engagement element movably positionable for cooperating with the engagement element of the first clamp portion for restraining at least a portion of a head suspension when the head suspension is supported in the workpiece support;
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• a movable adjust body operatively positioned with respect to the workpiece support for engaging with and movably deforming at least a portion of a gimbal arm of the suspension when the gimbal arm is cooperatively restrained by the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion.

An optical measurement device for determining the planar orientation of a surface, the device comprising:

• a focusing lens having a focal axis and a focal point positioned on the focal axis, the focusing lens being positioned between the focal point of the lens and a detector operatively positioned on the focal axis of the lens;
• a beam splitter operatively positioned on the focal axis of the focusing lens and positioned between the focusing lens and the detector;
• a light source directed toward the beam splitter wherein the light source can impinge upon the beam splitter and be redirected by the beam splitter to follow the focal axis of the focusing lens to the focal point of the focusing lens;
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• a mask having an aperture operatively positioned between the light source and the beam splitter that can define the size and shape of the light source;
• wherein the focal point of the lens can be positioned on a surface to determine the planar orientation of the surface.

A non-contact optical measurement device for determining the planar orientation of a surface, the device comprising:

• a focusing lens having a focal axis and a focal point positioned on the focal axis, the focusing lens being positioned between the focal point of the lens and a detector operatively positioned on the focal axis of the lens;
• a beam splitter operatively positioned on the focal axis of the focusing lens and positioned between the focusing lens and the focal point of the focusing lens;
• and
• a light source directed toward the beam splitter wherein the light source can impinge upon the beam splitter and be redirected by the beam splitter to follow the focal axis of the focusing lens to the focal point of the focusing lens;
• wherein the focal point of the lens can be positioned on a surface to determine the planar orientation of the surface.

A non-contact optical measurement device for determining the planar orientation of a surface, the device comprising:

• a focusing lens having a focal axis and a focal point positioned on the focal axis, the focusing lens being positioned between the focal point of the lens and a detector operatively positioned on the focal axis of the lens;
• a first beam splitter operatively positioned on the focal axis of the focusing lens and positioned between the focusing lens and the focal point of the focusing lens;
• a second beam splitter operatively positioned with respect to the first beam splitter that can redirect light that impinges on the second beam splitter towards the first beam splitter;
• and
• a light source directed toward the second beam splitter wherein the light source can impinge upon the second beam splitter and be redirected by the second beam splitter to impinge upon the first beam splitter and be redirected by the first beam splitter to follow the focal axis of the focusing lens to the focal point of the focusing lens;
• wherein the focal point of the lens can be positioned on a surface to determine the planar orientation of the surface.