Reduced-thickness baseplate
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorGary J. Berscheit
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Abstract
A baseplate for attaching at least two elements includes a flange having at least one first portion with a first uniform thickness and having at least one second portion with a second uniform thickness. The second uniform thickness is less than the first uniform thickness. The baseplate further includes a boss tower that protrudes from and is contiguous with the flange. The boss tower protrudes from the at least one second portion of the flange.
Claims19
A component for attaching at least two elements, the component comprising:
- a flange comprising:
- a distal end, an opposing proximal end, a first lateral end connecting the distal end to the proximal end and an opposing second lateral end connecting the distal end to the proximal end;
- a distal region defined by the distal end, a portion of the first lateral end, a portion of the second lateral end and a step;
- a proximal region defined by the proximal end, a remaining portion of the first lateral end, a remaining portion of the second lateral end and the step;
- wherein the step extends from the first lateral end to the second lateral end of the flange;
- wherein the distal region has a first uniform thickness and the proximal region has a second uniform thickness, the second uniform thickness being less than the first uniform thickness;
- and
- a boss tower that protrudes from the proximal region and is contiguous with the flange, wherein the boss tower protrudes from the proximal region of the flange.
A baseplate for coupling a suspension assembly to an actuator in a data storage device, the baseplate comprising:
- a flange having a proximal region that extends from a proximal end of the flange to a step and a distal region that extends from a distal end of the flange to the step, the step extending from a first lateral end that connects the distal end to the proximal end to an opposing second lateral end that connects the distal end to the proximal end;
- and
- a boss tower that is located in the proximal region of the flange and is contiguous with the flange, the boss tower protruding from the proximal region of the flange;
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- wherein the distal region of the flange includes at least a first uniform thickness and a second uniform thickness, the first uniform thickness being greater than a second uniform thickness.
A component for attaching at least two elements, the component comprising:
- a flange comprising:
- a first portion with a first uniform thickness;
- a second portion with a second uniform thickness, the second uniform thickness being less than the first uniform thickness;
- at least one island protruding from a top surface of the second portion and having a third uniform thickness that is less than the first uniform thickness and greater than the second uniform thickness;
- and
- a boss tower that protrudes from and is contiguous with the flange, wherein the boss tower protrudes from the top surface of the second portion of the flange;
- wherein each island is spaced apart from the boss tower and includes a top surface that is in contact with a bottom surface of an actuator arm, the actuator arm including an aperture to which the boss tower is engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.