Alignment of sliders in head gimbal assemblies
US6212760A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4978
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Problems aligning a slider with a dimple in manufacture of head gimbal assemblies for disk drive suspensions are obviated by defining a series of optically readable indicia on or about the dimple that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather than the dimple.
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