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US 6,178,618 B2Granted
Method for constructing a pivot cartridge assembly for a disc drive
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsMatthew Robert Heim, Richard Gene Krum
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AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsMatthew Robert Heim, Richard Gene Krum
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The specification discloses a preferred system, apparatus, and method for constructing a pivot cartridge assembly. The preferred embodiment of the present invention involves the following steps. A pivot bearing and an actuator assembly are provided. The actuator assembly has an aperture for receiving the pivot bearing. The actuator assembly is heated until the aperture of the actuator assembly expands to accommodate the pivot bearing. The pivot bearing is inserted into the aperture of the heated actuator assembly. When the actuator assembly cools, the aperture of the actuator assembly thermodynamically contracts and constricts around the pivot bearing, locking the bearing in place. As a result, the actuator assembly and pivot bearing behave as a single rigid unit.
A method for constructing a pivot cartridge assembly for use with a disc drive system, comprising the steps of:
A method of assembling a pivot bearing assembly for use in a disc drive, the pivot bearing assembly including a pivot bearing in an actuator assembly wherein the actuator assembly has a pivot portion having an aperture therein about a pivot axis receiving the pivot bearing, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of assembling a pivot bearing assembly for use in a disc drive, the pivot bearing assembly including a pivot bearing and an actuator assembly wherein the actuator assembly has a pivot portion having an aperture therein about a pivot axis, the method comprising the steps of:
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