Method for assembling a disk drive using a shipping comb

Details Method for assembling a disk drive using a shipping comb Method for assembling a disk drive using a shipping comb

2008-12-19

2010-06-08

Kim, Paul D (Department: 3729)

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Electrical device making

C029S603040, C029S603060, C029S603070, C029S732000, C029S737000, C360S254700, C360S254800, C360S255600, C360S255700

Reexamination Certificate

active

07730604

ABSTRACT:
A method for assembling a disk drive includes providing a head stack assembly (HSA), providing a shipping comb for assembling the disk drive, inserting a comb pin of the shipping comb into a locating holes in a HSA to assemble the shipping comb with the HSA together, positioning the HSA and shipping comb on a base cover of the disk drive, installing the HSA on the base cover via a bearing device thereof, rotating the assembled HSA and shipping comb to park the HSA on the ramp and aligning the comb pin with the securing hole, pushing the comb pin into a securing hole to lock the HSA in the base cover, assembling a latch device and a top voice coil magnet on the base cover, and rotating out the shipping comb to a position where the shipping comb is not interfered with the disk drive.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5119537 (1992-06-01), Hamanaka et al.
patent: 5465476 (1995-11-01), Krajec et al.
patent: 6687093 (2004-02-01), Butler et al.
patent: 2007/0185616 (2007-08-01), Murray et al.

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