Swaging flexures to E-block arms
US6389684B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/4949
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A swaging device for connecting suspension assemblies to an actuator block of a disc drive. The swaging device includes an expandable member which is designed for insertion into channels of tubular stakes coupled to suspension assemblies to swage the tubular stakes relative to a hole of an actuator arm. The expandable member is expandable between an insertion dimension and a swaging dimension. In the insertion dimension, the expandable member is sized for insertion into the channels of the tubular stakes. The expandable member is inserted into stake channels and is expanded to the swaging dimension to impart a swaging force to connect tubular stakes to actuator arms.
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