Disk device
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
InventorManabu UEHARA
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a disk device includes two magnetic disks opposing each other at intervals of 1.2 to 1.5 mm, and at least two suspension assemblies movable respectively between the two magnetic disks. Each of the suspension assemblies includes a base plate, a load beam extending from the base plate, a tab extending from a distal end of the load beam, a wiring member on the load beam and the base plate, including a gimbal portion, and a magnetic head on the gimbal portion, abutting on a dimple of the load beam via the gimbal portion. The ratio of a distance from a bendable location of the load beam to a center of the dimple with respect to a distance from the center of the dimple to a tip of the tab is 2.8 to 3.8.
Claims11
1-9. (canceled)
A disk device comprising:
- a housing;
- ten or more magnetic disks disposed in the housing and opposing each other at intervals;
- suspension assemblies each supporting a magnetic head, and being movable with respect to the magnetic disks;
- and
- a ramp comprising a plurality of guide surfaces, on which tabs of the suspension assemblies are climbable, respectively,
- wherein the ramp comprises the guide surfaces opposed each other with a gap therebetween,
- each of the guide surfaces of the ramp includes a first slope which inclines and extends from near a surface of the respective magnetic disk in a direction away from the magnetic disk, and a support surface continuously extends from the first slope in a direction away from the magnetic disk, and
- a minimum gap between the support surfaces of the opposing guide surfaces is 0.2 mm or more but 0.25 mm or less.
A disk device comprising:
- a housing having a maximum height of 26.1 mm, defined by 3.5-inch disk device standards;
- ten or more magnetic disks disposed in the housing and opposing each other at intervals;
- and
- suspension assemblies each supporting a magnetic head, and being movable in a space between the magnetic disks,
- a gap between two adjacent magnetic disks opposing each other being 1.2 mm or more but 1.5 mm or less, and
- a thickness of the magnetic disks being 0.35 mm or more but 0.5 mm or less.
A disk device comprising:
- a housing;
- ten or more magnetic disks disposed in the housing and opposing each other at intervals;
- suspension assemblies each supporting a magnetic head, and being movable with respect to the magnetic disks;
- and
- a ramp comprising a plurality of guide surfaces, on which tabs of the suspension assemblies are climbable, respectively,
- wherein the suspension assemblies each comprising a base plate, a load beam extending from the base plate and including a proximal end portion joined to the base plate and including a bendable location and a distal end, a tab extending from the distal end of the load beam, and a wiring member disposed on the load beam and the base plate, and the magnetic head is mounted on the wiring member, and
- a ratio of a distance from the bendable location of the load beam to a ramp loading point of the tab in contact with a respective one of the plurality of guide surfaces, with respect to a distance from a tip of the tab to the ramp loading point is 18 or more but 21 or less.
A disk device comprising:
- a housing;
- ten or more magnetic disks disposed in the housing and opposing each other at intervals;
- suspension assemblies each supporting a magnetic head, and being movable with respect to the magnetic disks;
- and
- a ramp comprising a plurality of guide surfaces, on which tabs of the suspension assemblies are climbable, respectively,
- wherein the suspension assemblies each comprising a base plate, a load beam extending from the base plate and including a proximal end portion joined to the base plate and including a bendable location and a distal end, a tab extending from the distal end of the load beam, and a wiring member disposed on the load beam and the base plate, and the magnetic head is mounted on the wiring member, and
- each of the guide surfaces of the ramp includes a first slope which inclines and extends from near a surface of the respective magnetic disk in a direction away from the magnetic disk, and a support surface continuously extends from the first slope substantially parallel to the surface of the magnetic disk, and
- a distance between one end and an other end of the first slope in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the magnetic disk is 0.3 mm or more but 0.35 mm or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.