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US 6,556,115 B1Granted
Assembly apparatus for magnetizing magnets
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsTerry R. Fahley, Paul L. Johnson
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Abstract
A magnetizing apparatus for magnetizing magnets including an assembly construction for easy maintenance and service which does not need to be completely disassembly for maintenance or service of magnetizing components and which does not require extension recalibration prior to resuming production.
Claims19
A magnetizing apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a first coil box assembly having a first magnetizing coil;
- a second coil box assembly having a second magnetizing coil and the first and second coil box assemblies supporting the first and second magnetizing coils in opposed spaced relation;
- a shuttle blade adapted to support magnets to magnetize the magnets and operable along a shuttle blade stroke along a longitudinal axis between a retracted position and an operating position aligned with the opposed first and second magnetizing coils;
- a longitudinal gage to align a longitudinal position of the shuttle blade along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a transverse gage to align a transverse position of the shuttle blade along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, the longitudinal and transverse gages longitudinally and transversely locating the shuttle blade relative to the first and second coil box assemblies.
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A magnetizing apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- first and second coil box assemblies having first and second magnetizing coils supported in opposed spaced relation relative to the base to define a gap therebetween;
- a shuttle blade movable in the gap between the opposed first and second magnetizing coils;
- a shuttle blade actuator coupled to the shuttle blade to move the shuttle blade along a shuttle blade stroke;
- and
- a platform adjustably supported relative to the base and the shuttle blade actuator coupled to the platform to provide longitudinally adjustable stroke positions to locate the shuttle blade relative to the first and second magnetizing coils during movement along the shuttle blade stroke.
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A magnetizing apparatus comprising:
- a shuttle blade movably supporting a magnet relative to opposed first and second coil box assemblies;
- and
- means for locating a position of the shuttle blade relative to the first and second coil box assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.