Disk drive head support arm and arm assembly utilizing plural da

Details Disk drive head support arm and arm assembly utilizing plural da Disk drive head support arm and arm assembly utilizing plural da

1998-09-15

2000-04-25

Evans, Jefferson

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Drum record

G11B 548

Patent

active

06055133&

ABSTRACT:
A head support arm of a disk drive device of the present invention comprises: an arm member having a rear portion with a pivot center and a front portion, a suspension load beam member having a rear portion fixed to the front portion of the arm member and a front portion supporting a head/slider assembly, and a flexure attached to the suspension load member, and is characterized in that the suspension load beam member has a first datum feature, a second datum feature and a third datum feature, the first datum feature is located in a hinged portion that applies a load force to the head/slider assembly, the first datum feature is located in proximity and adjacent to a dimple for providing a gimbal motion of the head/slider assembly, the first datum feature has a V shaped portion, the second datum feature is a slot and is in proximity and adjacent to a spacer mounted at the pivot center of the arm member, and the third datum feature is a slot and is in proximity and adjacent to a front end of the arm member.

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