TW200516564A - A microactuator for a hard disk drive with an integrated gimbal function - Google Patents

A microactuator for a hard disk drive with an integrated gimbal function

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Publication number
TW200516564A
TW200516564A TW093120252A TW93120252A TW200516564A TW 200516564 A TW200516564 A TW 200516564A TW 093120252 A TW093120252 A TW 093120252A TW 93120252 A TW93120252 A TW 93120252A TW 200516564 A TW200516564 A TW 200516564A
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Taiwan
Prior art keywords
microactuator
gimbal
hard disk
disk drive
stationary
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TW093120252A
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English (en)
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
Toshiki Hirano
Ullal Vasant Nayak
Henry Hung Yang
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Hitachi Global Storage Tech Nl
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Publication of TW200516564A publication Critical patent/TW200516564A/zh

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/4806—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed specially adapted for disk drive assemblies, e.g. assembly prior to operation, hard or flexible disk drives
    • G11B5/4826—Mounting, aligning or attachment of the transducer head relative to the arm assembly, e.g. slider holding members, gimbals, adhesive
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/4806—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed specially adapted for disk drive assemblies, e.g. assembly prior to operation, hard or flexible disk drives
    • G11B5/4833—Structure of the arm assembly, e.g. load beams, flexures, parts of the arm adapted for controlling vertical force on the head

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  • Supporting Of Heads In Record-Carrier Devices (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
  • Moving Of The Head To Find And Align With The Track (AREA)
  • Adjustment Of The Magnetic Head Position Track Following On Tapes (AREA)
TW093120252A 2003-07-24 2004-07-06 A microactuator for a hard disk drive with an integrated gimbal function TW200516564A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US10/627,096 US7230800B2 (en) 2003-07-24 2003-07-24 Microactuator for a hard disk drive with an integrated gimbal function

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TW200516564A true TW200516564A (en) 2005-05-16

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US (1) US7230800B2 (https=)
EP (1) EP1501077A3 (https=)
JP (1) JP2005044498A (https=)
KR (1) KR20050012143A (https=)
CN (1) CN1308922C (https=)
MY (1) MY138800A (https=)
SG (1) SG108984A1 (https=)
TW (1) TW200516564A (https=)

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KR20050012143A (ko) 2005-01-31
JP2005044498A (ja) 2005-02-17
EP1501077A2 (en) 2005-01-26
MY138800A (en) 2009-07-31
US20050018359A1 (en) 2005-01-27
CN1577499A (zh) 2005-02-09
SG108984A1 (en) 2005-02-28
CN1308922C (zh) 2007-04-04
EP1501077A3 (en) 2008-08-13
US7230800B2 (en) 2007-06-12

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