JPH035982A - Magnetic head protector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a jimbal assembly from being damaged by a miss by mounting a magnetic head protector to a head arm, which is equipped with notched parts in right and left sides, and executing assembly work or conveying work in such a state. CONSTITUTION:Hook-shaped projecting parts 1, which are parallelly provided in the right and left sides and equipped with protruding parts to be protruded inside in tip parts, are formed integrally with four protection boards 2 to link a pair of the two boards, which are vertically arranged, back and forth. In such a way, protruding parts 1a of the hook-shaped projecting parts 1 are mounted to notched parts 3a, which are provided in the right and left sides of a head arm 3, and the head arm 3 is held. Then, reader / writer (R/W element) 3b is housed between the upper and lower protection boards 2. In such a state, the assembly work or conveying work of a magnetic head is executed. Thus, the jimbal assembly can be prevented from being damaged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a magnetic head protector for protecting a gimbal spring of a magnetic head used in a magnetic disk drive.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, in the manufacture of magnetic disk drives, there was no special jig to protect the gimbal spring (gimbal assembly) of the magnetic head, and the gimbal assembly was assembled and transported without any protection. There is.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, in the manufacturing of conventional magnetic disk drives, the gimbal assembly is assembled and transported without any protection, so there is a drawback that the gimbal assembly can be damaged due to mistakes. have.

[Means to solve the problem]

The magnetic head protector of the present invention has two hook-shaped protrusions that are provided parallel to each other on the left and right sides and have a protrusion that protrudes inward at the tip, and two hook-shaped protrusions that are arranged vertically and parallel to each other are connected in the front and back. The hook-shaped protrusion and the protection plates are integrated.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are a plan view and a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a pair of hook-like protrusions 1 are arranged in parallel on the left and right and have a protrusion protruding inwardly at the tip, and two pieces are disposed above and below. It is integrally formed with four protection plates 2 which are connected in the front and back.

The magnetic head protector configured as described above holds the head arm 3 by attaching the protrusion 1a of the hook-shaped protrusion 1 to the notch 3a provided on the left and right sides of the head arm 3, and the read/write element (R /W element) 3b is housed between the upper and lower protection plates 2. Damage to the gimbal assembly is prevented by assembling or transporting the magnetic head in this state.

〔Example〕

As explained above, the magnetic head protector of the present invention is attached to the head arm that has cutouts on the left and right sides, and by performing assembly and transportation work in this state, damage to the gimbal assembly due to mistakes can be prevented. It has the effect of being able to

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are a plan view and a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Hook-shaped projection part, 2... Protective plate, 3... Head arm.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Equipped with two hook-shaped protrusions that are provided in parallel on the left and right and have protrusions that protrude inward at the tips, and four protection plates in which two of the protrusions are arranged vertically and parallel to each other and connected back and forth. . A magnetic head protector, characterized in that the hook-shaped protrusion and the protection plate are integrated.