WO1993015593A1 - Ensemble d'interconnexion de tete a bande porteuse - Google Patents

Ensemble d'interconnexion de tete a bande porteuse Download PDF

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WO1993015593A1
WO1993015593A1 PCT/US1992/010607 US9210607W WO9315593A1 WO 1993015593 A1 WO1993015593 A1 WO 1993015593A1 US 9210607 W US9210607 W US 9210607W WO 9315593 A1 WO9315593 A1 WO 9315593A1
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suspension
carrier strip
electrically conductive
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Jeffry S. Bennin
Kevin Bjork
Todd W. Boucher
James H. Dettman
Michael T. Hofflander
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Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
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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
    • G11B5/4806—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
    • G11B5/486—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 with provision for mounting or arranging electrical conducting means or circuits on or along the arm assembly
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/11—Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/10—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern

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  • a slider (or head) is flown above a spinning storage disk. Attached to the slider is a read/write transducer which transforms electrical pulses to small magnetic fields which are stored on the disk. The order of the magnetic fields and their subsequent orientation, aligned along the circumference of the disk in north-south configuration, defines a bit code capable of detection as the slider flies over the disk.
  • the sliders are held in place above the disk by a metal spring structure known in the industry as a suspension.
  • This suspension attaches to a rigid arm manipulated by a linear or rotary motion actuator designed to locate the slider at any radial position above the disk.
  • the spinning disk coupled with the actuator movement serves to gain access to multiple tracks across the disk surface, each capable of containing stored data for later retrieval.
  • the invention of interest defines a head interconnect assembly comprised of conductive elements such as parallel or twisted wire(s) of 44 A G fixedly attached to prepatterned film carrier.
  • the conductors are routed down the carrier strip matching a predetermined orientation and placement. Conductor routing matches the pattern required to mate with the suspension member without manual manipulation during assembly.
  • the conductors are fixedly spaced with the option of having the insulative coating stripped, to match multiple bonding pad placement and orientation.
  • the carrier strip shall contain patterned features defining open regions of accommodation for the suspension and appendages of support for the mating conductors as well as provision for mechanized tooling and assembly.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional magnetic head suspension assembly
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment showing a head suspension assembly with carrier strip interconnect attached prior to final assembly step;
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment 3 showing the conductive interconnect, carrier strip, and suspension;
  • FIG. 1 shows a conventional magnetic suspension assembly.
  • the assembly includes a slider, or a transducer head 12 which is electrically connected by fine insulated wires 14 routed through a pol tetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube 16 held to suspension 18 by wire captures 20 and center tang 22.
  • PTFE pol tetrafluoroethylene
  • FIG. 1 shows a conventional magnetic suspension assembly.
  • the assembly includes a slider, or a transducer head 12 which is electrically connected by fine insulated wires 14 routed through a pol tetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube 16 held to suspension 18 by wire captures 20 and center tang 22.
  • PTFE pol tetrafluoroethylene
  • the conductor elements 52 can be insulated wire, twisted or parallel such as 44 AWG diameter (or smaller) oxygen free, high conductivity copper wire with 1.7 micrometers gold plating, insulated with 5 micrometers polyurethane such as that produced by Molecu Wire of Farmingdale, New Jersey.
  • FIG. 3 portrays the patterned film carrier strip 50 including central void region 56 accommodating the attachment of the head suspension assembly 54, a fixturing tab 58, for accommodating electrical hook-up and test fixturing and 60. for positioning the conductor elements 52 during the head bonding operation.
  • tooling reference features 62 within film carrier strip serve to reference conductor elements 52 and suspension assembly 54 to film carrier strip 50 and, in turn, one another.
  • Removal of the film carrier strip from the head suspension assembly could take place via excision at the appendages 64 leaving a small segment of the appendage material and the conductive elements attached to the suspension assembly or via complete removal of the film carrier strip leaving only the conductive elements attached to the suspension.
  • Usage as portrayed with more than one suspension assembly, can be utilized with assorted Winchester flexure and Whitney suspension mechanism designs, and consistent location of patterned tooling features 62 from one head suspension assembly to another allows consistent handling equipment between head suspension assembly types.
  • the presently disclosed carrier strip head interconnect is particularly useful in the following areas.
  • the conductive wire leads provide means of electrical signal transfer between read/write transducer (head) and amplifier electronics.
  • Using adhesive/thermoplastic for bonding the interconnect to the suspension secures the interconnect to the suspension, while avoiding internal stresses to the suspension during wire crimping and providing variable bond surface area, count and location.
  • the conductor design elements provide multiple twists per linear inch, various conductor insulating coatings, various conductor metallurgies and platings, multiple conductors per interconnect and allow twisted or parallel conductor format.
  • the spaced conductor design provides options for multiple spacing widths of fixed leads, strip lengths and locations of fixed leads, parallel and angular conductor routing at the head relative to one another.
  • the spaced conductors at the bond sites provide means of matching conductive pad spacings on the head and on the electronics, attachment to the head with limited or no manual positioning of the conductors, attachment to the electronics without manual positioning of the conductors, accommodating su -assembly electrical test probe access, accommodating variable conductor count per interconnect, and positioning of multiple leads in a single operation or locating step.
  • the fixed length service loop allows reduced variation in static bias, and allows positioning a service loop on the "left" or "right” side as well as straight out over the nose of the suspension.
  • the conductive leads secured to the plastic carrier strip provide novelty in the following features. Consistent interconnect routing is provided along the X and Y (horizontal) and Z (vertical) axes of the suspension assembly.
  • the interconnect support during shipping and handling avoids damaging contact with the conductors (bends) and allows damage-free multi-axis rotation of the conductors.
  • the plastic film carrier strip defines alignment between the interconnect and the suspension during assembly.
  • the carrier strip can aid in avoiding conductor contact with sharp metal edges of the suspension by functioning as an intermediate substrate.
  • the carrier strip permits securing variable conductor lengths at the electronics end, and facilitates conductor positioning and electrical test by providing a placement tab at the electronics end. Particulate entrapment within pocketed cavities (such as the tube) is avoided. Particulate generation is avoided by eliminating the wire crimping operation. Improved consistency in static bias is achieved through repeatable interconnect routing along the suspension. Installation bias is reduced by elimination of manual interconnect routing and fixing to the suspension.
  • Static bias to the suspension is reduced by reducing the interconnect structure (i.e., tube elimination) in the radius bend area of the suspension and preforming the interconnect and the carrier strip to match pre ⁇ loaded position prior to application to the suspension.
  • the outrigger carrier strip format reduces the chance of thermal mismatch between the suspension and the carrier by reducing contact area attached to the suspension.
  • the interconnect/suspension and the HGA assembly are automatable due to tooling and reference features on the carrier strip.
  • the strip format is conducive to line processing. The "left" and "right", and the top and bottom attachment of the interconnect to the suspension is facilitated. Manipulation of the carrier strip holding the suspension facilitates handling, holding and manipulating the suspension without actually holding the suspension itself, reducing potential for handling damage and/or contamination.
  • the presently disclosed carrier strip head interconnect improves upon the prior art in the following ways.
  • the carrier strip allows the elimination of manual lead positioning during bonding at slide and electronic bond sites. Manual routing of the interconnect along the suspension is also avoided.
  • the wire crimping operation is eliminated, which in turn, eliminates induced stress to the suspension, lowers the require_! profile of the suspension and reduces labor required for the assembly. Eliminating the need for the containment tube lowers the required profile of the suspension and reduces the mass of the interconnect assembly.

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  • Adjustment Of The Magnetic Head Position Track Following On Tapes (AREA)

Abstract

Un ensemble d'interconnexion de tête électrique est conçu pour être installé sur l'élément de suspension supportant une tête magnétique de lecture/enregistrement au-dessus d'un disque d'enregistrement rotatif d'un entraînement de disque magnétique. Une interconnexion se compose d'une bande porte-film (50) sur laquelle des éléments conducteurs (52) sont positionnés et liés. Les éléments conducteurs (52) sont acheminés le long d'une bande porteuse préconfigurée définissant le positionnement des coordonnées X, Y et Z nécessaire pour se solidariser à l'élément de suspension (54) sans roulage ou manipulation manuels. Les éléments conducteurs sont espacés de manière fixe avec une isolation en bande aux deux points terminaux de l'interconnexion (électronique et tête) permettant une liaison prépositionnée, automatique aux plots de connexion. Un élément de suspension (54) positionné et lié à l'intérieur de la bande au niveau de sites annexes termine l'installation des éléments conducteurs (52) sur la suspension. Le support sert ensuite à fixer les conducteurs et la suspension dans le cadre protecteur de la bande et produit des références d'outillage (62) configurées jusqu'à ce qu'on le sectionne après avoir terminé l'assemblage de la suspension.
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