Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Head mounting – For shifting head between tracks
Reexamination Certificate
2009-03-18
2011-11-29
Nguyen, Tan T. (Department: 2827)
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Head mounting
For shifting head between tracks
C360S245900, C360S266300
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068314
ABSTRACT:
A novel head stack assembly (HSA) is disclosed and claimed. The HSA includes an actuator including an actuator body and an actuator arm extending from the actuator body, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) adjacent the actuator body. The FPC includes a slit therethrough. A head gimbal assembly (HGA) is attached to the actuator arm. The HGA includes a load beam, a laminated flexure attached to the load beam, and a head attached to the laminated flexure. The laminated flexure has a flexure tail that includes an intermediate region that is disposed adjacent the actuator arm, and a terminal region that is electrically connected to the FPC. The terminal region is substantially orthogonal to the intermediate region. The intermediate region of the flexure tail extends into the slit, interferes with the slit, and contacts and deforms the FPC adjacent the slit.
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Ho Shufun
Magsombol Fernando A.
Pan Tzong-Shii
Tran Gregory
Nguyen Tan T.
Western Digital Technologies Inc.
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