Ramp Support With Offset Receiving Ends for Added Disk Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ramp supports for magnetic storage devices are inefficient in holding read-write head assemblies, limiting the capacity and configuration flexibility of magnetic storage devices.
Innovation Solution
The design of ramp supports with offset receiving ends and angled ramp surfaces allows for multiple ramps to be integrated within a conventional form factor, enabling more efficient storage of read-write head assemblies and increased disk capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple ramps are integrated within a conventional form factor, then storage capacity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by offsetting the second ramp laterally from the first ramp in a direction along a virtual plane interposed between them. This lateral offset arrangement allows multiple ramps to be integrated within a conventional form factor, increasing storage capacity while managing device complexity through spatial optimization rather than vertical stacking or complex mechanical structures
Solution Approach 2:
The ramp support is segmented into multiple discrete ramps (first ramp and second ramp) with distinct receiving ends and surfaces. Each ramp is independently configured with specific portions (first, second, third portions) that can be individually optimized, allowing the system to accommodate multiple read-write head assemblies while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
2Adaptability or versatility
If offset receiving ends and angled ramp surfaces are used, then configuration flexibility is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the ramp surfaces are assigned different local qualities and orientations. The first, second, and third portions of each ramp have specific angular relationships to the virtual plane, with some portions angled toward and others away from the plane. This local differentiation allows the ramp support to accommodate various suspension tab configurations while maintaining manufacturability through standardized angular specifications for each local region
Data Source
AI summary
A ramp support for a magnetic storage device includes a first ramp, having a first-ramp receiving end and a first-ramp surface, and a second ramp, having a second-ramp receiving end, offset laterally from the first-ramp receiving end, and a second-ramp surface. A first first-ramp portion faces and is angled toward a virtual plane. A second first-ramp portion faces and is angled away from the virtual plane. A third first-ramp portion faces and is angled toward the virtual plane. A first second-ramp portion faces and is angled toward the virtual plane, and a second second-ramp portion faces and is angled away from the virtual plane. In the direction along the virtual plane, the first second-ramp portion extends further than the first first-ramp portion and terminates at the same location relative to the plane as the second second-ramp portion, and the third first-ramp portion extends further than the second second-ramp portion.