WO2005045838A1 - 接触検査装置、磁気ディスク装置の接触検査装置及びその接触検査方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a contact inspection method and a contact inspection device in which a detection element that generates a detection output according to the vibration of the rotating body is mounted on the rotating body, and a contact of the rotating body with another object is detected. More particularly, the present invention relates to a contact inspection method and a contact inspection apparatus suitable for evaluating mechanical characteristics and tribological characteristics of a magnetic disk as a recording medium of a magnetic disk device and a slider on which a magnetic head is mounted.
- a magnetic disk device that magnetically records and reproduces information is configured to fly a slider having a magnetic head at a substantially constant interval on a recording and reproducing surface of a magnetic disk as a recording medium to record and reproduce information.
- the actuator arm of the magnetic disk device has a slider attached to the tip, and the slider has a built-in magnetic head for recording and / or reproducing information.
- a magnetic head is disposed near an air outflow end of an air lubrication surface of a slider facing a magnetic disk, and generates an air flow generated by rotation of the magnetic disk to the air lubrication surface and the surface of the magnetic disk. , Whereby the slider is flying above the magnetic disk.
- the slider thus floats on the rotating magnetic disk.
- the flying height is the thickness of the air lubricating film, that is, the distance between the magnetic disk surface and the slider.
- the surface of the slider facing the magnetic disk forms an air lubricating surface, and a self-pressurizing type air lubricating film is formed and maintained between the slider and the magnetic disk. This film makes it difficult for the slider and the magnetic disk to come into mechanical contact during rotation of the magnetic disk, thereby suppressing friction and wear.
- FIG. 12 shows an example of a conventionally used contact inspection device between a slider and a magnetic disk.
- 1 is a magnetic disk as a recording medium
- 2 is a slider equipped with a magnetic head (not shown) for recording and reproducing signals on the magnetic disk
- 3 is a magnetic disk 1 while holding the magnetic disk 1.
- 7 is a spindle drive circuit that drives the spindle 3
- 6 is an arm that supports the slider 2
- 5 is a voice coil motor that drives the arm 6
- 8 is a voice coil motor 5 that drives the spindle 3
- This is an actuator drive circuit.
- the magnetic disk 1 is fixed to the spindle 3 by, for example, screwing.
- the slider 2 is made of a ceramic material such as A1203-TiC, and the surface of the slider 2 facing the magnetic disk 1 is not illustrated by mechanical polishing or etching. Is formed.
- the arm 6 has a resiliency in the direction in which the slider 2 is pressed against the magnetic disk 1, whereby the air lubrication surface of the slider 2 is fixed to the recording / reproducing surface of the magnetic disk 1, for example, 20 mN. Pressed with a load of Further, the arm 6 is attached to the voice coil motor 5 and rotates around the axis of the voice coil motor 5 within a certain range of, for example, 30 degrees. With the rotation of the voice coil motor 5, the arm 6 swings substantially parallel to the recording / reproducing surface of the magnetic disk 1, and the slider 2 moves in the radial direction of the magnetic disk 1 accordingly. Te ru.
- an AE sensor 12 as a vibration detecting element is mounted on the arm 6, an AE sensor 12 as a vibration detecting element is mounted.
- This AE The sensor 12 is constituted by, for example, a piezoelectric element (PZT), and detects an acoustic elastic wave (acoustic emission, hereinafter referred to as ⁇ ) generated when the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 come into contact with each other. A corresponding electric signal is output.
- PZT piezoelectric element
- Reference numeral 20 denotes a broadband amplifier for amplifying an output signal of the sensor 12
- 30 denotes a filter signal for extracting a frequency component necessary for a contact test
- 50 denotes an output signal of the filter circuit 30.
- Such a conventional contact inspection device is used to inspect the contact state between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 of a magnetic disk device employing a CSS (contact 'start' stop) method or a start-stop method.
- the magnetic disk 1 is in contact with the slider 2 when the spindle 3 is stopped.
- the slider 2 has an air lubrication surface on the surface opposite to the recording / reproducing surface of the magnetic disk 1.
- the spindle 3 starts rotating, the air flow generated by the rotation of the magnetic disk 1 is transferred between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk. Pulls in between disk 1 and gradually begins to float from magnetic disk 1.
- the voice coil motor 5 moves the arm 6 to move the slider 2 to a predetermined position in a substantially radial direction of the magnetic disk 1.
- the spindle 3 rotates at a high speed at a constant speed (for example, 5400 rpm)
- the slider 2 maintains the self-pressurized air lubricating film formed between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 so that the magnetic disk 1 On the other hand, it floats while maintaining a substantially constant interval.
- the spindle 3 stops the slider 2 contacts the magnetic disk 1 again.
- the magnetic disk 1 is stopped, it comes into contact with the slider 2, and while the magnetic disk 1 is rotating, the slider 2 flies and both 1 and 2 are in a non-contact state.
- the voltage of the detection signal from the AE sensor 12 is a very weak force of several microvolts to several hundreds of microphone aperture volts. Contains information about the contact that occurred.
- the detection output of the AE sensor 12 is amplified to a level observable (for example, 40 dB to 60 dB) by the wideband amplifier 20, the noise component is removed by the filter circuit 30, and displayed on the oscilloscope 50.
- a level observable for example, 40 dB to 60 dB
- the AE sensor 12 detects not only the AE generated by the contact between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1, but also the vibration of the arm 6 and the slider 2. Become. Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-173032, as a method for more accurately measuring the contact state between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1, an AE sensor 12 is mounted on the magnetic disk 1 side. Is transmitted to the broadband amplifier 20 via the slip ring, the vibration of the arm 6 and the vibration of the slider 2 are
- a contact inspection device has been devised which is prevented from being detected by Twelve.
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- Japanese Patent Publication No. 0-173032 proposes that the detection signal of the AE sensor 12 mounted on the magnetic disk side can be transmitted even by using a simple tally transformer.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a contact inspection device configured using a rotary transformer
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a spindle 3 used in the contact inspection device shown in FIG.
- reference numeral 3a denotes a rotor having a shaft 3c, and the shaft 3c is rotatably supported by a radial bearing 3d fixed to the stator 13b.
- Reference numerals 3g and 3f denote rotary transformers arranged on the outside of the radial bearing 3d and the rotor 3a so as to face each other, and 3n and 3m denote primary and secondary connection terminals of the rotary transformers 3g and 3f. is there.
- Reference numeral 3h denotes an annular permanent magnet attached to the rotor 3a, and reference numeral 3i denotes a coil fixed to the stator 3b so as to face the permanent magnet 3h and to form a motor.
- a group (groove) is formed on the shaft 3c and the thrust bearing 3e, and The structure is a fluid bearing filled with oil. At this time, the contact between the shaft 3c, the radial bearing 3d and the thrust bearing 3e is kept in a non-contact state by the dynamic pressure of the oil caused by the rotation.
- the spindle 3 in FIG. 14 has a fluid bearing structure, unlike a contact type bearing using a ball bearing or the like, the sliding of the rotor and the stator due to the rotation of the spindle 3 occurs. Does not occur.
- the rotary transformers 3g and 3f can take out an electric signal to the outside of the rotating body without contact with the rotor 3a.
- the output terminal of the AE sensor 12 mounted on the magnetic disk 1 is connected to the connection terminal 3m on the primary side of the rotary transformer 3f (3f ′).
- the start-stop method of the magnetic disk device includes a method of directly loading and unloading the slider 2 with respect to one surface of the magnetic disk, and a so-called ramp load method.
- a method for grasping the contact state between the magnetic disk 1 and the slider 2 during the process and the direct unloading process is a need for grasping the contact state between the magnetic disk 1 and the slider 2 during the process and the direct unloading process.
- the AE caused by the contact between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 in the direct loading process and the direct unloading process of the ramp loading method is reduced by a factor of one to several tenths. Since the duration is extremely short, about lms, even when the AE sensor 12 is mounted on the magnetic disk 1, it is necessary to measure the output voltage and the time response with extremely high accuracy. At this time, in the transmission method via the slip ring, The detection signal, which is greatly affected by the sliding noise generated between the coupling and the brush, cannot be accurately detected. Even when a rotary transformer is used, a piezoelectric element represented by the AE sensor 12 generally has a very large and internal impedance, and an optimal design is required for the transmission system.
- the contact mode between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 in the direct unloading process includes the first mode in which the slider 2 contacts the magnetic disk 1 in the process of peeling off the air lubricating film due to the action of the squeeze force.
- the arm 6 supporting the slider 2 is vibrated by peeling off the air lubricating film, and the vibration of the arm 6 causes the slider 2 to come into contact with the magnetic disk 1.
- the present invention has been made in view of such inconvenience, and provides a contact inspection method and apparatus in which the AE sensor 12 is mounted on the magnetic disk 1 as a rotating body. It is an object of the present invention to optimize the characteristics of an electric circuit including the AE sensor 12 so that the contact measurement between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 can be realized with higher accuracy than before. Another object of the present invention is to specify a contact mode between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 during the direct unloading process so that separation evaluation can be performed.
- the present invention provides a method of mounting the AE sensor 12 on the magnetic disk 1 side. We propose that the contact mode between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 in the direct unloading process is specified and separated and evaluated.
- the contact inspection method of the present invention provides a rotating magnetic disk, a slider that includes a head that performs at least one of recording and reproduction on the magnetic disk, and that is pressed against the magnetic disk by a suspension, A magnetic disk having a slider holding mechanism for holding the magnetic disk, a magnetic disk side detecting element mounted on the magnetic disk for detecting vibration of the magnetic disk, and a slider, suspension or a slider side detecting element mounted on the slider holding mechanism; Based on the detection output of the side detection element and the slider side detection element, This is a contact inspection method for inspecting the vibration state of a disk, a slider, and a suspension.
- the time difference between the maximum value of the detection output of the magnetic disk side detection element and the maximum value of the detection output of the slider side detection element is obtained. It is characterized in that the contact state between the slider and the magnetic disk is determined and the contact strength is evaluated.
- a first contact inspection device of the present invention includes a rotating magnetic disk, and a slider including a head for performing at least one of recording and reproduction with respect to the magnetic disk and pressed against the magnetic disk by a suspension.
- a slider holding mechanism for holding the suspension, a magnetic disk side detecting element mounted on the magnetic disk and detecting vibration of the magnetic disk, and a slider side detecting element mounted on the slider, the suspension or the slider holding mechanism.
- a contact inspection device for inspecting a vibration state of a magnetic disk, a slider, and a suspension based on detection outputs of the magnetic disk-side detection element and the slider-side detection element.
- the magnetic disk side You characterized that comprises a measurement means for determining the time difference between the maximum value of the detection output of the maximum value and the slider-side detection element of the detection output of.
- accurate evaluation can be performed by specifying the mode of contact between the slider and the magnetic disk that occurs in the direct unloading process in the ramp load method and measuring the time difference between the outputs. This is an excellent effect.
- a second contact inspection device of the present invention includes a magnetic disk fixed to a rotation holding mechanism and rotating, a slider equipped with a head for performing at least one of recording and Z reproduction on the magnetic disk, and a rotation holding device.
- a contact inspection device having a detection element attached to the mechanism for detecting the vibration of the magnetic disk, and inspecting the vibration state of the magnetic disk based on the detection output of the detection element. Is constituted by an AE transmission plate parallel to the magnetic disk surface, and the detection element is fixed to a surface of the AE transmission plate opposite to the magnetic disk contact surface.
- the present invention provides a rotating rotator with vibration of the rotator.
- a contact element that attaches a detection element that generates a detection output according to the condition, transmits the detection output to a fixed unit via a rotary transformer, and checks the vibration state of the rotating body based on the transmitted detection output.
- the contact inspection method provides a rotating magnetic disk, a slider having a head for performing at least one of recording and reproduction with respect to the magnetic disk, and being pressed against the magnetic disk by a suspension.
- a slider holding mechanism for holding the suspension, a magnetic disk side detecting element attached to the magnetic disk and detecting vibration of the magnetic disk, and the slider is mounted on the suspension or the slider holding mechanism.
- a slider-side detection element and based on detection outputs of the magnetic disk-side detection element and the slider-side detection element!
- a contact inspection method for inspecting the vibration state of the magnetic disk, the slider, and the suspension comprising: detecting a vibration caused by a contact between the slider and the magnetic disk from a plurality of types of vibrations.
- a contact detection method characterized by comprising a measuring means for determining a time difference between a maximum value of a detection output of the magnetic disk-side detection element and a maximum value of a detection output of the slider-side detection element.
- the contact inspection device includes a magnetic disk fixed to a rotation holding mechanism and rotating, a slider having a head for performing at least one of recording and Z reproduction on the magnetic disk, and a rotation holding mechanism.
- the magnetic disk fixing part of the mechanism is composed of an AE transmission plate parallel to the magnetic disk surface, and the detection element is fixed to a surface of the AE transmission plate opposite to the magnetic disk contact surface.
- AE can be detected with high sensitivity.
- the mode of contact between the slider and the magnetic disk generated in the direct unloading process in the ramp load method is specified and evaluated, or the replacement of the magnetic disk 1 is easy, and
- the pressure contact ensures the close contact with the magnetic disk 1 and makes it possible to suppress AE attenuation.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a contact inspection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the contact inspection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an output frequency characteristic of the AE sensor used in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the impedance of the AE sensor used in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the impedance of the rotary transformer used in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the impedance of a circuit composed of an AE sensor and a rotary transformer used in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an output diagram of the AE sensor used in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a contact inspection device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view of a suspension used in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a suspension used in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11a is a side view schematically illustrating the unloading process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a conventional contact inspection device.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a conventional contact inspection device that detects AE from the magnetic disk side.
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a spindle of the contact inspection device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a contact inspection device according to the first embodiment. Parts corresponding to those of the conventional technique shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. I do.
- 1 is a magnetic disk
- 2 is a slider
- 4 is a suspension
- 5 is a voice coil motor
- 6 is an arm
- 7 is a spindle drive circuit
- 8 is an actuator drive circuit
- 9 is a disk clamp
- 10 is a disk clamp.
- the magnetic disk 1 is fixed to a spindle (not shown) in the housing 10 by a disk clamp 9.
- Reference numeral 20 denotes a broadband amplifier
- reference numeral 30 denotes a filter circuit
- reference numeral 40 denotes an execution value calculation circuit as an execution value calculation means for calculating an execution value voltage of the AE sensor 12 from an output signal of the filter circuit 30, and reference numeral 70 controls each of the drive circuits 7, 8.
- it is a powerful arithmetic control circuit such as a personal computer that executes various arithmetic processes.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the contact inspection apparatus.
- 33a is a rotor
- 33b is a stator
- 33c is a shaft extending from a spindle (not shown)
- 33g is a rotor transformer
- 33f is a rotor.
- the stator-side transformer 33g is fixed to the rotor 33a
- the stator-side transformer 33f is fixed to the stator 33b.
- a rotary transformer 33h is formed by opposing a flat surface with a small gap.
- An annular AE transmission plate 11 is sandwiched between the lower surface of the magnetic disk 1 and the rotor 33a.
- the disk clamp 9 is fixed by screws.
- the AE transmission plate 11 is in close contact with the magnetic disk 1.
- the AE transmission flat plate 11 has the same surface state as the magnetic disk 1. What you have Therefore, the surface roughness is Ra ⁇ 0.3 nm, and a 2 nm thick lubricant thicker than the surface roughness is applied.
- the magnetic disk 1 and the AE transmission flat plate 11 are secured by pressure contact with the disk clamp 9 by the smoothness of the surface and the effect of the lubricating film. Is done.
- An AE sensor 12 is adhered to the lower surface of the AE transmission plate 11 with an epoxy-based adhesive or the like, and AE generated on the magnetic disk 1 due to contact between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 passes through the AE transmission plate 11. Is detected as a voltage value by the AE sensor 12.
- the detection signal of the AE sensor 12 is transmitted from the rotor-side transformer 33g to the stator-side transformer 33f, and is taken out from the arrow in Fig. 2 to a measurement circuit system outside the spindle.
- the extracted signal of the AE sensor 12 is amplified by about 40 to 60 dB by the wideband amplifier 20 in order to obtain a voltage sufficient for calculating the effective value voltage.
- a wide-band amplifier 20 having a frequency range of, for example, 100 Hz to 10 MHz is used. If an amplifier with such a band is used, the frequency power of the AE signal to be measured is from several tens of kHz to several MHz, so it is possible to amplify the signal without any loss.
- the output signal amplified by the wideband amplifier 20 is input to an execution value calculation circuit 40 after unnecessary low frequency components are removed by a filter circuit 30 with a cutoff frequency of, for example, 100 kHz.
- the execution value calculation circuit 40 calculates the execution value voltage of the detection signal of the AE sensor 12 from the signal passed through the filter circuit 30, and supplies this value to the calculation control circuit 70.
- FIG. 3 shows a detection sensitivity curve of the AE sensor 12. From FIG. 3, it can be seen that the AE sensor 12 used in the first embodiment has a maximum sensitivity in the vicinity of 600 kHz to 700 kHz, and has a sensitivity of at least one-tenth of the maximum sensitivity in a frequency range of approximately 300 kHz to approximately 2 MHz. It can be seen that was secured. In addition, it is also found that the sensitivity is sharply reduced in other frequency bands, and it is considered that the effective sensitivity band in which the AE sensor 12 can substantially detect AE is from 300 kHz to 2 MHz.
- the contact inspection device can transmit the output voltage of the AE from 300 kHz to 2 MHz to the wide band amplifier 20 through the rotary transformer 33h.
- FIG. 4 shows the measurement results of the internal impedance of the AE sensor 12, and it can be seen from the frequency characteristics that the capacitance is dominant. In the effective sensitivity range of 300kHz to 2MHz, it has a maximum impedance of 1.5k ⁇ around 300kHz and 600kHz.
- FIG. 5 shows the measurement results of the internal impedance of the rotor-side transformer 33g used in the first embodiment.
- the impedance of the rotor Tsukuda J Transformer 33g is measured with the magnetic circuit formed with the stator Tsukuda J Transformer 33f facing.
- FIG. 6 shows an impedance measurement result of an electric circuit including the AE sensor 12 and the rotor-side transformer 33g.
- the stator-side transformer 33f is opposed to the rotor-side transformer 33g in the same manner as the internal impedance measurement of the rotor-side transformer 33g. I have. From Fig. 6, it can be seen that the impedance is extremely small and resonates at 400 kHz.
- FIG. 7 shows the result of measuring the output of the AE sensor 12 via the broadband amplifier 20 by vibrating the adhesive surface of the AE sensor 12 by percussion.
- the solid line indicates the output result when the output signal of the AE sensor 12 in the first embodiment is transmitted to the wideband amplifier 20 via the rotary transformer 33h, and the broken line indicates the AE sensor.
- This is an output result when 12 output signals are directly transmitted to the wideband amplifier 20.
- the output when transmitted to the wideband amplifier 20 via the rotary transformer 33h is equal to or higher than the output when directly transmitted to the wideband amplifier 20 in the region of 300 kHz or more.
- the signal is amplified by about 10 dB at 400 kHz where circuit resonance occurs, compared to the case of direct transmission.
- the contact inspection method according to the first embodiment optimizes the impedance of the rotor-side transformer 33g and the stator-side transformer 33f that constitute the rotary transformer 33h, and thereby enables the AE sensor 12 to be used effectively. It is possible to transmit a signal having a sensitivity band of 300 kHz to 2 MHz to the broadband amplifier 20 without attenuating.
- the impedance of the rotor-side transformer 33g is larger than the impedance of the piezoelectric element at least in a part of the effective sensitivity band. Further, it is desirable that at least a half of the impedance of the piezoelectric element be secured at the lower limit frequency of the effective sensitivity band. Further, it is desirable that the impedance is larger than the impedance of the piezoelectric element for the frequency at which the piezoelectric element has the maximum sensitivity.
- circuit resonance at 400kHz where circuit resonance occurs, it is about 10dB more than when directly transmitted without passing through the rotary transformer 33h.
- the sensitivity is high.
- the AE sensor 12 in the first embodiment is between 600kHz and 700kHz! /
- the force with the highest sensitivity is from 300kHz to 2MHz.
- the AE sensor has the maximum sensitivity at the mechanical resonance frequency. And has a certain degree of sensitivity in the frequency bands before and after.
- the mechanical resonance frequency of an AE sensor depends on the size of the AE sensor. 1S Generally, it is about 100kHz to 1MHz. In addition, there is an effective sensitivity band before and after that, and the band is about 100 kHz to 2 MHz.
- the resonance frequency of the electric circuit consisting of the AE sensor and the oral tally transformer is desirably in the effective sensitivity band of the AE sensor in the range of 100 kHz to 2 MHz, and more preferably in the maximum sensitivity range of 100 kHz to 1 MHz. Desired! / ,.
- the AE sensor 12 since the AE sensor 12 is fixed to the AE transmission plate 11, the AE sensor 12 is moved to the magnetic disk 1 every time the magnetic disk 1 is replaced.
- the magnetic disk 1 can be easily replaced without having to fix the magnetic disk again.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the contact inspection device according to the second embodiment.
- the contact inspection device shown in FIG. 8 is basically the same as the contact inspection device shown in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, except that the AE sensor 12b is also fixed to the arm 6 side. 13 is a lamp block, When the arm 6 rotates, the suspension 4 moves up and down to the ramp block 13, and the slider 2 is directly loaded or unloaded onto the magnetic disk 1.
- reference numeral 12b denotes an AE sensor bonded and fixed to the arm 6.
- 20b is a broadband amplifier for amplifying the signal from the AE sensor 12b
- 30b is a filter circuit for the signal from the wideband amplifier 20b
- 40b is an execution value for calculating the execution value voltage of the signal from the filter circuit 30b.
- the arithmetic circuit 70 is an arithmetic control circuit that controls the driving circuits 7 and 8 and also has a powerful function such as a personal computer that executes various arithmetic processes.
- the arithmetic control circuit 70 also serves as a means for converting the detection output of the AE sensor 12 and the AE sensor 12b from an analog signal to a digital signal, and a time difference calculating means for the maximum value.
- FIG. 9 is a detailed view of the suspension 4 for pressing the slider 2 against the magnetic disk 1 according to the second embodiment as viewed from the magnetic disk 1 side.
- FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the suspension 4 of FIG. It is a perspective view.
- the suspension 4 is composed of a flexure 16 provided with a flexible base 14 carrying the slider 2 near the tip and a wiring structure 15, and a flexure 16 provided in a direction along the magnetic disk 1. And a load beam 17 that supports the tip.
- the load beam 17 is attached to the arm 6 (not shown) via a base plate 18.
- the fretasher 16 is joined to the surface of the load beam 17 facing the magnetic disk 1 by spot welding 23, 24.
- a dimple 19 projecting toward the magnetic disk 1 is formed on the load beam 17, and the slider 2 carried on the fre-shaft 16 is pressed against the magnetic disk 1 while ensuring flexibility by the dimple 19.
- a tab 22 extends at the tip of the suspension 4 so as to project in the longitudinal direction of the mechanism, and the tab 22 rides on the ramp block 13.
- FIG. 11a-lid is a schematic diagram showing the state of the suspension 4 during the unloading process.
- the unloading process will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 11 a shows a state in which the slider 2 is loaded on the magnetic disk 1, and the slider 2 is a force pressed against the magnetic disk 1 by the suspension 4, and the air flow accompanying the rotation of the magnetic disk 1 As a result, a small gap such as lOnm is maintained, and the magnetic disk 1 floats from the surface.
- FIG. Lib shows a state at the beginning of the unloading process.
- the suspension 4 is gradually pulled up by the tab 22 riding on the ramp block 13.
- the force slider 2 generates a squeeze force due to the action of air between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1. 2 is attracted to the magnetic disk 1 side. At this time, a so-called dimple separation occurs, so that the dimple 19 that has pressed the fretasier 16 is separated from the fretascher 16.
- the contact state between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 during the unloading process of the slider 2 includes the first contact mode shown in FIG. Lib and the second contact mode shown in FIG.
- the AE sensor 12b detects the dimple contact between the first contact mode and the second contact mode shown in FIG. Therefore, the time difference between the detection signal from the AE sensor 12 and the contact signal from the AE sensor 12b is calculated by the calculation control circuit 70, and the time difference between the two is determined. It is possible to know whether the contact mode with the disk 1 is the first contact mode or the second contact mode.
- the means for evaluating the output voltage of the force AE sensors 12 and 12b in which the AE is evaluated by the execution value calculation circuits 40 and 40b as the execution value of the voltage are not limited thereto. It can also be evaluated as an envelope output by means. Also, as shown in the second embodiment, when the output voltages of the AE sensors 12 and 12b are converted into digital signals and evaluated, the duration of the AE generated in the direct load process and the direct unload process is about lms. Also, the transition time from the state of FIG. Lib to the state of FIG. 11c and from the state of FIG. 11c to the state of FIG. Lid are each about lms, so AE accompanying the contact between the slider 2 and the magnetic disk 1 is reduced. In order to grasp accurately, it is desirable to perform at least a sampling frequency of 10 kHz or more.
- the magnetic disk 1 has been described as an example of a rotating body.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the like. It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied as a method of detecting vibration of any rotating body.
- the AE sensor 12 is provided as the vibration detecting element has been described, an acceleration sensor or the like may be used.
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