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US 2003/0193748 A1Published application
Electrostatic discharge device for a disk drive
AssigneeHitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
InventorsDonald R. Gillis, Mike Suk
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Abstract
A conductive path is provided to discharge electrostatic charges from a slider in a magnetic disk drive directly to the housing of the disk drive. In one embodiment conductive fibers electrically connect the slider with the housing. In another embodiment a cantilevered conductive finger electrically connects the slider with the housing. By providing a discharge path the accumulation of potentially damaging electrostatic charges is prevented.
Claims15
A disk drive, comprising:
- a housing;
- a disk rotatably connected to said housing;
- a slider;
- a suspension connected with said slider, said suspension having a load/unload tab;
- a load/unload fixture for loading and unloading said slider onto and off of said disk;
- and,
- a conductive path directly between said slider and said housing.
4 more elements
A disk drive, comprising:
- a housing;
- a disk rotatably connected to said housing;
- a slider;
- a suspension connected with said slider, said suspension having a load/unload tab;
- a load/unload fixture for loading and unloading said slider onto and off of said disk, wherein said load/unload fixture has a conductive base portion electrically connected to said housing;
- and,
- a conductive path directly between said slider and said conductive base portion.
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A disk drive, comprising:
- a housing;
- a disk rotatably connected to said housing;
- a slider;
- a suspension connected with said slider, said suspension having a load/unload tab;
- a load/unload fixture for loading and unloading said slider onto and off of said disk, wherein said load/unload fixture has a conductive base portion electrically connected to said housing;
- and,
- an electrically conductive extension extending from said conductive base portion to a position where said conductive extension will contact said slider when said slider is unloaded from said disk.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.