Slider location in head gimbal assemblies using indicia instead of dimple
US6469870B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4826
- 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 optically readable indicia that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather than the dimple.
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