Read/write assembly for magnetic hard disks
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorsMarco Del Sarto, Mauro Marchi, Lorenzo Baldo, Simone Sassolini
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Abstract
A read/write assembly for magnetic hard disks includes at least: one supporting element; one read/write (R/W) transducer; one micro-actuator, set between the R/W transducer and the supporting element; one electrical-connection structure for connection to a remote device carried by the supporting element and connected to the R/W transducer and to the micro-actuator. In addition, a protective structure, set so as to cover the micro-actuator is made of a single piece with the electrical-connection structure.
Claims27
A read/write assembly for magnetic hard disks comprising:
- a supporting element;
- a read/write (R/W) transducer;
- a micro-actuator, set between said R/W transducer and said supporting element;
- an electrical-connection structure for connection with a remote device, carried by said supporting element and connected to said R/W transducer and to said micro-actuator;
- and
- a protective structure, set so as to cover said micro-actuator;
- wherein said protective structure is made of a single piece with said electrical-connection structure.
A read/write head assembly for a data disk, the assembly comprising:
- a support;
- an actuator having a first face coupled to the support and having a second face;
- a read/write head coupled to the second face of the actuator;
- and
- a protective structure coupled to the support, spaced from the second face of the actuator, and having an opening through which the read/write head protrudes.
A disk drive, comprising:
- a disk operable to store data;
- and
- a read/write-head assembly, comprising,
- a support,
- an actuator having a first face coupled to the support and having a second face,
- a read/write head coupled to the second face of the actuator and operable to read data from and write data to the disk, and
- a protective structure coupled to the support, spaced from the second face of the actuator, and having an opening through which the read/write head protrudes.
An electronic system, comprising:
- a disk drive, comprising,
- a disk operable to store data, and
- a read/write-head assembly, comprising,
- a support,
- an actuator having a first face coupled to the support and having a second face,
- a read/write head coupled to the second face of the actuator and operable to read data from and write data to the disk, and
- a protective structure coupled to the support, spaced from the second face of the actuator, and having an opening through which the read/write head protrudes.
A method, comprising:
- attaching a first face of an actuator to a read/write-assembly support;
- attaching a read/write transducer to a second face of the actuator such that the transducer is movable relative to the support;
- and
- forming a protective structure a distance from the second face of the actuator, the protective structure having an opening that exposes the transducer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.