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US 2019/0279669 A1Published application
Head suspension assembly for testing a slider
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorSunchai Mata
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Abstract
A head suspension assembly for testing a slider. The head suspension assembly includes a load beam assembly and a gimbal coupled to the load beam assembly. A clamp is coupled to the gimbal. The clamp is configured to releasably secure a slider in the head suspension assembly. The clamp includes an alignment feature for positioning the slider in the head suspension assembly.
Claims22
A head suspension assembly comprising:
- a load beam assembly;
- a gimbal coupled to the load beam assembly, the gimbal comprising a stopper;
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- a clamp coupled to the gimbal, the clamp configured to releasably secure a slider in the head suspension assembly and configured to urge the slider towards the stopper, the clamp comprising:
- a plate;
- an alignment feature in the plate for positioning the slider in the head suspension assembly;
- first and second side members coupled to the plate, the first and second side members each include a portion that extends downwardly from the plate and a portion that is above the plate;
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- a connection piece, above the plate, that connects the first and second side members.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a load beam assembly;
- a gimbal coupled to the load beam assembly, the gimbal comprising a substantially flat portion and a stopper having first and second wings that extend upwardly from the substantially flat portion of the gimbal, the stopper further comprising:
- a bar between the first and second wings having a different geometry than the first wing or the second wing, the bar having a first end coupled to the first wing and a second end coupled to the second wing;
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- a first finger coupled to the first wing and a second finger coupled to the second wing, the first and second fingers being between the first and second wings;
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- a clamp coupled to the gimbal, the clamp configured to releasably secure a slider and configured to urge the slider towards the bar or the first and second fingers of the stopper.
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A method of making a head suspension assembly comprising:
- providing a load beam assembly;
- coupling a gimbal having a stopper to the load beam assembly;
- coupling a clamp to the gimbal such that a plate of the clamp is attached to the gimbal and located between the gimbal and the load beam assembly, and such that side members of the clamp that extend downwardly from the plate are positioned on left and right sides of the load beam assembly, the clamp being capable of releasably securing a slider in the head suspension assembly and being capable of urging the slider towards the stopper;
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- providing an alignment feature in the clamp for positioning the slider in the head suspension assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.