Carriage assembly with components molded to a carriage body
AssigneeIomega Corporation
InventorThomas J. Angellotti
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Abstract
This invention includes a carriage assembly for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a recording medium. The carriage assembly comprises a carriage body formed from molded plastic. The body defines a sidewall having a first open end and a second open end with a passage extending therebetween. A coil is interlockingly coupled with the carriage body sidewall by being molded to carriage body. At least one carriage arm for carrying at least one head is interlockingly coupled with the carriage body sidewall by being molded to the carriage body.
Claims27
A carriage assembly for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a recording medium, said carriage assembly comprising:
- a carriage body, said body defining a sidewall having a front that has a first opening and a back that has a second opening with a passage extending between the first opening and the second opening, said passage adapted to slidingly receive a cylindrical guide track, so that the carriage body can ride on the guide track;
- a first extension extending from the sidewall and a second extension extending from the sidewall to define a space between the first extension and the second extension;
- a carriage arm extending from the front of the sidewall, the carriage arm being molded to the sidewall to couple the carriage arm to the carriage body;
- a coil interlockingly coupled to the carriage body by being disposed in the space and molded to the first extension and the second extension to couple the coil to the carriage body.
A carriage assembly for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a recording medium, said carriage assembly comprising:
- a carriage body, said body having a sidewall;
- a first extension extending from a front of the sidewall and a second extension extending from a back of the sidewall to define a space between the first extension and the second extension;
- a coil interlockingly coupled with the carriage body by being disposed in the space and molded to the first extension and the second extension to couple the coil to the carriage body;
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- at least one carriage arm extending from the front of the sidewall, the carriage arm being molded to the sidewall to couple the carriage arm to the carriage body.
A carriage assembly for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a recording medium, said carriage assembly comprising:
- a carriage body, said body having a front that has a cavity;
- a carriage arm having a proximal end that extends into the cavity and that is mounted to the carriage body by the proximal end being molded to the carriage body;
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- a first extension extending upward from the front of the body and a second extension extending upward from a back of the body to define a space between the first extension and the second extension and a coil interlockingly coupled to the carriage body by being disposed in the space and molded to the first extension and the second extension to couple the coil to the carriage body.
A carriage assembly for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a recording medium, said carriage assembly comprising:
- a carriage body comprising a front that has a first opening and a back that has a second opening with a passage extending between the first opening and the second opening, said passage adapted to slidingly receive a cylindrical guide track, so that the carriage assembly can ride on the guide track;
- a first bearing molded to the carriage body within the first opening in order to couple the first bearing to the carriage body and a second bearing molded to the carriage body within the second opening in order to couple the second bearing to the carriage body, and
- a cavity disposed in the front of the carriage body and at least one carriage arm having a proximal end that extends into the cavity and that is mounted to the carriage body by the proximal end being molded to the carriage body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.