Norman Kermit Frater - San Jose CA David Gerson - Chapel Hill NC Gary L. Heitkamp - Plymouth MN Thomas Mark Hoffmann - Santa Cruz CA John Philip Hollowell - Fremont CA Peter William Kanas - San Jose CA Oscar Jaime Ruiz - San Jose CA Enrique Eduardo Sanicky - San Jose CA
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G11B 548 G11B 2116
US Classification:
2960306
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a transducer suspension system for a data storage disk drive device having electrical wires strung along the top surface of the suspension, by bending the wires around the distal end of the suspension and connecting the wires to electrical pads on the transducer slider below. The height of the wires is reduced by swiping the wires in a lateral direction using a two-finger member. The swipe operation bends the wires down to reduce the overall height and reduces the stress created by the wires in the electrical pad bonds and allows the slider gimbal the freedom to move.
Norman Kermit Frater - San Jose CA David Gerson - Chapel Hill NC Gary L. Heitkamp - Plymouth MN Thomas Mark Hoffmann - Santa Cruz CA John Philip Hollowell - Fremont CA Peter William Kanas - San Jose CA Oscar Jaime Ruiz - San Jose CA Enrique Eduardo Sanicky - San Jose CA
Assignee:
International Business Machine Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G11B 548
US Classification:
360104
Abstract:
A transducer suspension system for a data storage disk drive device has electrical wires strung along the top surface of the suspension. The wires bend around the distal end of the suspension and are connected to electrical pads on the transducer slider below. The height of the wires is reduced by swiping the wires in a lateral direction using a two-finger member. The swipe operation bends the wires down to reduce the overall height and reduces the stress created by the wires in the electrical pad bonds and allows the slider gimbal the freedom to move.
Flexure Having Displaced Gimbal Bond Tongue With End Terminated Heads
Gary L. Heitkamp - Plymouth MN Lee A. Northouse - Bloomington MN Lyle G. Johnson - Mayer MN
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc. - Scotts Valley CA
International Classification:
G11B 560
US Classification:
360104
Abstract:
A head gimbal assembly includes a gimbal having a first strut and a second strut and a crossmember connected generally between the first and second struts. A gimbal bond tongue has a first end connected to the crossmember and a second end extending from the crossmember. The first and second struts are generally parallel to one another and define a suspension axis. The first end of the gimbal bond tongue is offset from the suspension axis along the crossmember. A slider is coupled to the gimbal bond tongue and a transducer is coupled to the slider.