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US 7,023,663 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for improved attachment of a micro-actuator to a slider device
AssigneeSAE Magnetice (H.K.) Ltd.
InventorsMing Gao Yao, Masashi Shiraishi
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Abstract
A system and method for improving the process of attaching a hard disk micro-actuator to a slider device with a bonding agent such as epoxy, the slider having design characteristics to avoid various problems associated with bonding the components with a bonding agent such as epoxy.
Claims17
A system to join an actuator element to a slider element comprising:
- a slider element adapted to be coupled to an actuator element having a generally ‘U’-shaped structure, the ‘U’-shaped structure being formed by at least a first arm joined at one end to an actuator base and a second arm joined at one end to said actuator base, said first arm having a first raised portion of a first contour and said second arm having a second raised portion of a second contour generally opposing in direction and generally parallel to said first raised portion of said first contour;
- said slider element having a first surface with a first recessed portion contoured to accept, for non-rotatable coupling, said first raised portion and a second surface with a second recessed portion contoured to accept, for non-rotatable coupling, said second raised portion;
- wherein
- said first raised portion is to bond within said first recessed portion by a bonding agent;
- and
- said second raised portion is to bond within said second recessed portion by said bonding agent.
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A system to join an actuator element to a slider element comprising:
- a slider element adapted to be coupled to an actuator element having a generally ‘U’-shaped structure, the ‘U’-shaped structure being formed by at least a first arm joined at one end to an actuator base and a second arm joined at one end to said actuator base and generally parallel to said first arm;
- said slider element having a first recessed planar surface forming a first step and a second recessed planar surface forming a second step generally parallel and generally opposite in direction from the first step to accept for non-rotatable coupling said actuator, the first step accepting the first arm and the second step accepting the second arm;
- wherein
- said first arm is to bond within said first step by a bonding agent;
- and
- said second arm is to bond within said second step by said bonding agent.
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A system to join an actuator element to a slider element comprising:
- a slider element adapted to be coupled to an actuator element having a generally ‘U’-shaped structure, the ‘U’-shaped structure being formed by at least a first arm joined at one end to an actuator base and a second arm joined at one end to said actuator base, said first arm having a first bonding surface and said second arm having a second bonding surface that is generally opposing in direction and generally parallel to said first bonding surface;
- said slider element having a first bonding surface with a first recessed portion contoured to partially butt said first arm bonding surface and to provide a partial cleft with said first arm bonding surface;
- wherein
- said first slider bonding surface is to bond with said first arm bonding surface;
- and
- said second slider bonding surface is to bond with said second arm bonding surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.