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US 6,185,075 B2Granted
Actuator arm assembly for a magnetic storage device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsHitoshi Tsujino, David William Albrecht, Masahiko Katoh, Jun Ishikawa
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Abstract
An actuator arm assembly comprises stacked suspensions, spacers, a pivot, washer and nut. The pivot and washer have hold portions for engagement during assembly to prevent misalignment of the suspensions. The suspensions, spacers, and washer each have alignment apertures for receiving an alignment bolt for maintaining proper alignment of the suspensions.
Claims2
An actuator arm assembly system comprising:
- a plurality of transducer suspensions, each having a suspension alignment aperture and a pivot aperture;
- a plurality of spacer members interspersed between the transducer suspensions, each spacer member having a spacer alignment aperture positioned in linear alignment with the suspension alignment apertures, each spacer member having a pivot aperture;
- a washer having a hold portion on an outer periphery thereof, the washer having a washer alignment aperture positioned in linear alignment with the suspension alignment apertures and the spacer alignment apertures, the washer having a pivot aperture;
- a pivot provided with a head portion at one end thereof, the head portion having a hold portion on an outer periphery and a thread portion at the other end thereof, said pivot passing through the pivot apertures of the suspensions and spacer members, the washer being located at the opposite end of the pivot from the pivot head;
- a nut placed upon the washer for coupling with the threaded portion of the pivot;
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- the alignment apertures being sized to receive an alignment pin, the alignment pin is a bolt, and the alignment aperture of the washer is threaded to receive the bolt.
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