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US 9,196,301 B1Granted
Suspension clamp for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Seymour, Mitchell D. Dougherty, Walter G. Banshak, Jr., Geoffrey A. Hales
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Abstract
A suspension clamp is disclosed for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm. The suspension clamp comprises a housing including a spring operable to bias a latching member, wherein the latching member is rotatable about a pivot. After compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a first direction, the latching member is operable to clamp the suspension to the actuator arm by decompressing the spring.
Claims5
A suspension clamp for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm, the suspension clamp comprising:
- a housing including a spring operable to bias a latching member, wherein the latching member is rotatable about a pivot;
- wherein:
- after first compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a first direction, the latching member is operable to clamp the suspension to the actuator arm by decompressing the spring;
- and
- after second compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a second direction opposite the first direction, the latching member is operable to unclamp the suspension.
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