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US 2022/0093136 A1Published application
Slider test socket with clamp, and related assemblies and methods of use
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsSungkwon Choi, Stefan A. Weissner, Razman Zambri
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Abstract
Described are clamps useful for temporarily holding a slider of a hard disk drive in a test socket for dynamic electrical testing of the slider, as well as related assemblies that include the test socket, a head-gimbal-assembly, a testing assembly, and related methods of use.
Claims19
A clamp for removably holding a slider, the clamp comprising:
- a stationary frame that includes a stationary rear frame member at a rear portion of the frame, extending in a width direction,
- a spring extending in a horizontal plane of the stationary frame,
- an open space extending in a length direction and the width direction and located above an upper surface of the spring,
- a front contact surface at a forward portion of the open space,
- electrical contacts at a rear portion of the open space,
- a rear contact surface at a rear portion of the open space;
- and
- the spring connecting the stationary frame with the front contact surface such that with deflection of the spring the front contact surface is moveable relative to the frame in a direction of a lengthwise axis of the clamp.
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An assembly comprising a clamp and a slider held by the clamp, the assembly comprising:
- a clamp comprising:
- a stationary frame that includes a stationary rear frame member at a rear portion of the frame, extending in a width direction,
- a spring in a horizontal plane of the stationary frame,
- an open space extending in a length direction and the width direction and located above an upper surface of the spring,
- a rear contact surface at a rear portion of the open space, above the horizontal plane,
- a front contact surface at a forward portion of the open space, above the horizontal plane,
- the spring connecting the stationary frame with the front contact surface;
- and
- a slider in the open space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.