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Load beam with varying thickness for magnetic storage device
PendingCN121725831AElectrical connection between head and armStructure of arm assemblyMagnetic storageVarying thickness
Examples of the present disclosure include a suspension assembly for a magnetic storage device. The suspension assembly includes a load beam and a flexure. The load beam includes a flexure side and a substrate side opposite the flexure side. The load beam also includes a recess formed in the flexure side. The flexure is attached to the flexure side of the load beam at least partially within the recess.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Load beam with varying thickness for magnetic storage device
PendingUS20260088046A1Electrical connection between head and armStructure of arm assemblyMagnetic storageVarying thickness
Examples of the present disclosure include a suspension assembly for a magnetic storage device. The suspension assembly includes a load beam and a flexure. The load beam includes a flexure side and a base-plate side opposite to the flexure side. The load beam also includes a recess formed in the flexure side. The flexure is attached to the flexure side of the load beam at least partially within the recess.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Flexures of various thicknesses for magnetic storage devices
The present invention provides a head gimbal assembly that reduces contact between the flexure and the actuator, a method for manufacturing the same, and a magnetic storage system. [Solution] In a magnetic storage device, the head gimbal assembly 109 includes a load beam 196, a read / write head 134, and an actuator 120 configured to move the read / write head. The head gimbal assembly includes a flexure 140 attached to the actuator. The flexure includes an actuator side 123 facing the actuator and a recess 111 formed on the actuator side that at least partially overlaps the actuator along a virtual plane substantially perpendicular to the length of the load beam.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Gimbal Strut Configuration With A No Mid Strut Design
PendingUS20260051333A1Mounting/attachment of transducer headStructure of arm assemblyClassical mechanicsStructural engineering
A trace gimbal is described. The trace gimbal includes outer struts including a front outrigger at a distal end of the trace gimbal and a rear outrigger at a proximal end of the trace gimbal. The trace gimbal also includes a connecting strut connecting to the front outrigger and the rear outrigger. The connecting strut can have a width greater than a width of the outriggers. An inner strut can be connected to the connecting strut at a first end and a slider tongue at a second end.
Owner:MAGNECOMP CORP
Die set for forming a work having a pair of flange bending parts
ActiveUS12646529B2Shaping toolsApparatus modification to store record carriersMechanical engineeringPhysics
A die set to bend a work including a pair of flange bending parts. The die set includes: a die supporting a first part of the work in a length direction; a pad including a pressure surface which holds the work with the die; and a punch which presses a second part of the work in the length direction in a thickness direction of the work while the first part of the work is held between the die and the pad. The die includes: a flat supporting surface supporting the work; a first relief part including a first inclined surface; and a second relief part including a second inclined surface.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Disk device
Owner:KK TOSHIBA +1
Flexure with varying thickness for magnetic memory device
PendingCN121725833AFixed mountingMounting/attachment of transducer headMagnetic storageClassical mechanics
The invention relates to a flexure with varying thickness for a magnetic storage device. Examples of the present disclosure include a head gimbal assembly for a magnetic storage device. The head gimbal assembly includes a load beam, a read-write head, and an actuator configured to move the read-write head. The head gimbal assembly includes a flexure attached to the actuator. The flexure includes: an actuator side, the actuator side facing the actuator; and a recess formed in the actuator side and at least partially overlapping the actuator along a virtual plane that is substantially perpendicular to a length of the load beam.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Processing method for forming a work having a pair of flange bending parts
A processing method of a work includes: forming flange bending parts at respective side parts of the work, the flange bending parts including first bending parts extending in a length direction of the work; holding a first part of the work in the length direction where the flange bending parts are formed between a die and a pad; and pressing a second part of the work in the length direction in a thickness direction to form a second bending part extending in a width direction of the work between the first part and the second part. The die includes a supporting surface supporting the work, a first relief part including a first inclined surface, and a second relief part including a second inclined surface.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Disk drive suspension
PendingUS20260134882A1Electrical connection between head and armArm with actuatorsElectrical conductorActuator
A suspension of an embodiment includes a first actuator including a piezoelectric element, a second actuator including a piezoelectric element, and a third actuator including a piezoelectric element. A first conductor supplies a first alternating current to the first actuator. A second conductor supplies a second alternating current to the second actuator. A third conductor supplies a third alternating current with a phase opposite to the second alternating current to the third actuator. The first conductor includes a first and a second proximity portions. The first proximity portion extends along the second conductor in the longitudinal direction of the wiring unit. The second proximity portion extends along the third conductor in the longitudinal direction of the wiring unit.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Flexure for hard disk drive suspension and hard disk drive suspension
PendingUS20260100198A1Record information storageMounting/attachment of transducer headHard disc driveMechanical engineering
A flexure of a hard disk drive suspension according to one embodiment is a flexure which overlaps with a load beam provided in the hard disk drive suspension. The flexure includes a metal base having a first surface facing the load beam and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface. The metal base includes a mounting portion on which a slider is mounted, a fixed portion provided at a tip side beyond the mounting portion in a longitudinal direction of the metal base and fixed to the load beam, and a pair of limiters arranged in a width direction of the metal base. each of the pair of limiters includes a planar portion facing the first surface or the second surface with a gap in a thickness direction of the metal base.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Flexisha for hard disk drive suspension, and suspension for hard disk drive
To provide a flexible suspension for hard disk drives that can suppress the deterioration of reliability. [Solution] A flexi-shaft for a hard disk drive suspension according to one embodiment is a flexi-shaft that is superimposed on a load beam provided by the hard disk drive suspension. The flexi-shaft comprises a metal base having a first surface facing the load beam and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The metal base has a mounting portion on which a slider is mounted, a fixing portion provided on the longitudinal side of the metal base toward the tip of the mounting portion and fixed to the load beam, and a pair of limiters arranged in the width direction of the metal base. Each of the pair of limiters includes a planar portion that faces the first surface or the second surface with a gap in the thickness direction of the metal base.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Flexure of suspension for disk drive and suspension for disk drive, the flexure having an area with reduced thickness where an electronic component is mounted
ActiveUS12573422B2Electrical connection between head and armArm with actuatorsInsulation layerElectronic component
A flexure of a suspension for a disk drive includes a metal base and a wiring portion provided along the metal base and including a base insulation layer, a conductor layer overlaid on the base insulation layer, and a cover insulation layer overlaid on the conductor layer. The flexure includes a first area on which an electronic component is mounted and a second area aligned alongside the first area, and the first area includes a thin-walled portion which overlaps the electronic component and having a thickness less than a thickness of the second area.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Load beams of different thicknesses for magnetic storage devices
The present invention provides a method for reducing the spacing between disks while maintaining separation between the flexure of a suspension assembly and magnetic storage disks, and a method for manufacturing a suspension assembly for a magnetic storage system and a magnetic storage device. [Solution] In the head stack assembly 107, the carriage 103 includes a plurality of carriage arms 105 and at least one head gimbal assembly 109 coupled to their distal ends. Each head gimbal assembly includes a suspension assembly 135 and a slider 142. The suspension assembly includes a load beam 196 and a flexure 140. The load beam includes a flexure side, a base plate side 192 facing the flexure side, and a recess 111 formed within the flexure side. The flexure is attached to the flexure side of the load beam at least partially within the recess.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Disk device
PendingCN121459856ARecord information storageRecord carrier contruction detailsDisks (device)Mechanical engineering
Owner:KK TOSHIBA +1
Load-bearing beams of varying thickness for magnetic storage devices
Examples disclosed herein include a suspension assembly for a magnetic storage device. The suspension assembly comprises a load carrier and a bending element. The load carrier comprises a bending side and a base plate side opposite the bending side. The load carrier also has a recess formed in the bending side. The bending element is attached to the bending side of the load carrier, at least partially within the recess.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Suspension assembly and disk device
According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate, a wiring member provided on the support plate and including an elastically deformable gimbal portion including a tongue portion on which a magnetic head is mounted and an outrigger connected to the tongue portion, and a viscoelastic material filled into a gap between the outrigger and the support plate and forming a damper.
Owner:KK TOSHIBA +1
Suspension for disk drives
To provide a suspension for a disk drive that can reduce crosstalk in the wiring section. [Solution] The suspension 10A has a first actuator (piezoelectric elements 30R, 30L), a second actuator (piezoelectric element 40R), and a third actuator (piezoelectric element 40L). The first conductor 33 supplies a first alternating current to the first actuator. The second conductor 41 supplies a second alternating current to the second actuator. The third conductor 42 supplies a third alternating current to the third actuator that is in the opposite phase to the second alternating current. The first conductor 33 has a first proximity portion 45 and a second proximity portion 46. The first proximity portion 45 extends along the second conductor 41 in the longitudinal direction of the wiring portion 21. The second proximity portion 46 extends along the third conductor 42 in the longitudinal direction of the wiring portion 21.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Suspension design with improved micro-actuator sensitivity and micro-actuator configuration
A piezoelectric (PZT) actuator assembly having a fixed end and a hinged end is provided. The assembly includes a first side electrode at the hinged end and a second side electrode at the fixed end. The assembly includes a third piezoelectric layer including a top surface and a bottom surface disposed on the top surface of the second PZT layer. A fourth electrode is at least partially disposed on the top surface of the third PZT layer. The fourth electrode is connected to the second side electrode at the fixed end.
Owner:MAGNECOMP CORP
Flexible member for hard disk drive suspension and suspension for hard disk drive
PendingCN121811927ARecord information storageMounting/attachment of transducer headHard disc driveClassical mechanics
In one embodiment, a flexure of a hard disk drive suspension is placed on a load beam of the hard disk drive suspension. The flexible member includes a metal base having a first surface facing the load beam and a second surface opposite the first surface. The metal base is provided with a carrying part, and a sliding block is installed on the carrying part. The fixing part is positioned at a position closer to the tail end than the carrying part in the longitudinal direction of the metal base, and is fixed on the load beam; and a pair of stoppers arranged along the width direction of the metal base. Wherein each of the pair of limiters comprises a plane part, the two plane parts respectively face the first surface or the second surface in the thickness direction of the metal base, and a gap is formed between the two plane parts.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Disk drive suspension
PendingCN121963805Asuppress crosstalkElectrical connection between head and armArm with actuatorsElectrical conductorAC - Alternating current
A suspension (10A) according to an embodiment includes a first actuator (AC1) including piezoelectric elements (30R, 30L), a second actuator (AC2) including a piezoelectric element (40R), and a third actuator (AC3) including a piezoelectric element (40L). A first conductor (33) supplies a first alternating current to the first actuator (AC1). A second conductor (41) supplies a second alternating current to the second actuator (AC2). A third conductor (42) supplies a third alternating current having a phase opposite to that of the second alternating current to the third actuator (AC3). The first conductor (33) includes a first adjacent portion (45) and a second adjacent portion (46). The first adjacent portion (45) extends longitudinally along the second conductor (41) with the wiring unit (21). The second adjacent portion (46) extends longitudinally along the third conductor (42) with the wiring unit (21).
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Disk drive
Owner:KK TOSHIBA +1
Flexure with varying thickness for magnetic storage device
PendingUS20260088044A1Mounting/attachment of transducer headStructure of arm assemblyMagnetic storageClassical mechanics
Examples of the present disclosure include a head-gimbal assembly for a magnetic storage device. The head-gimbal assembly includes a load beam, a read-write head, and an actuator configured to cause the read-write head to move. The head-gimbal assembly includes a flexure attached to the actuator. The flexure includes an actuator side facing the actuator and a recess formed in the actuator side and at least partially overlapping with the actuator along a virtual plane that is substantially perpendicular to a length of the load beam.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Suspension assembly and disk device having wiring member
ActiveUS12603107B2Electrical connection between head and armAlignment for track following on tapesCircular discDisks (device)
According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a wiring member. The tail connector of the wiring member includes a base layer, a cover layer, and a conductive layer interposed between the base layer and the cover layer. The cover layer includes a groove. The conductive layer includes a first wire, a second wire, and a connection terminal extending between the first wire and the second wire across the groove. The base layer includes a first base covering the first wire, a second base covering the second wire first protrusion pair protruding from the first base to partially cover the connection terminal, and second protrusion pair protruding from the second base to partially cover the connection terminal.
Owner:KK TOSHIBA +1
Precision actuator reaction force counteracting flexible suspension
ActiveJP7864808B2Carrier constructional parts dispositionDriving/moving recording headsActuatorPhysics
To provide a high-precision hard disk drive suspension assembly for a surface density increase.SOLUTION: A suspension assembly 300 includes a carriage from which multiple arms extend, where the arms include an outer arm 302 at each end of the carriage; and inner arms between the outer arms, such that each inner arm carries two suspension assemblies and each outer arm carries only one suspension assembly coupled with an inner side of the outer arm, with each suspension assembly including a corresponding fine actuator 310 and a counter-suspension assembly coupled to an outer side of each outer arm, where each counter-suspension assembly includes a structurally flexible dummy load beam having a mass distribution and a stiffness distribution configured to mitigate multiple structural dynamics modes of the operating suspension assembly coupled to the inner side of the outer arm.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3A
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
A flexure for a suspension of a disk drive and a suspension for a disk drive
A flexible member of a suspension for a magnetic disk device according to one embodiment includes a metal base and a wiring portion provided along the metal base. The wiring portion has a base insulating layer, a conductor layer laminated on the base insulating layer, and an insulating cover layer laminated on the conductor layer. The metal base has a pair of first portions having side surfaces opposite to each other. At least one of the base insulating layer and the cover insulating layer is in contact with the side surfaces between the pair of first portions, and the conductor layer does not overlap the metal base in a lamination direction of the wiring portion.
Owner:NHK SPRING CO LTD
Zero skew of ultrasonic piezoelectric swing suspension
A data storage device includes a base, a data storage disk, an actuator arm, a suspension, and a piezoelectric actuator. The data storage disk is attached to the base and has a read / write surface defining an x-y plane. The actuator arm is attached to the base at a first pivot point to rotate parallel to the x-y plane. The suspension is attached to the actuator arm at a second pivot point, the suspension having a first end including a curved edge surface and a second end supporting a read / write head configured to interact with the read / write surface. The piezoelectric actuator is mounted on the actuator arm and includes a biasing finger configured to contact the curved edge surface to cause the suspension to rotate about the second pivot point parallel to the x-y plane. An actuator arm assembly and a method of use are also described.
Owner:SEAGATE TECH LLC
BENDABLE ELEMENT WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESS FOR MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE
PendingDE102025126495A1Mounting head within housingMounting/attachment of transducer headMagnetic storageClassical mechanics
Examples disclosed herein include a head-gimbal assembly for a magnetic storage device. The head-gimbal assembly comprises a load carrier, a read / write head, and an actuator configured to cause the read / write head to move. The head-gimbal assembly includes a bending element attached to the actuator. The bending element has an actuator side facing the actuator and a recess formed in the actuator side that overlaps at least partially with the actuator along a virtual plane that is substantially perpendicular to a length of the load carrier.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC