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Fixture for slider lapping, lapping device and lapping method

US7153198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2005
Grant dateDec 26, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/3967
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fixture for slider lapping includes a holding portion for holding the object with its surface to be lapped toward the lapping surface of the lapping device; a main body for mounting the lapping fixture to the lapping device; a plurality of load-applied portions which are arranged along said longitudinal direction and independent from said main body, said load-applied portions receiving a load which presses the surface to be lapped to the lapping surface tightly from at least the lapping device; a plurality of connection members connecting said holding portion and said main body along said longitudinal direction at intervals; and a plurality of wrist portions connecting said connection members and said holding portion; wherein at least one wrist portion is disposed between said adjacent connection members; at least one wrist portion is disposed at each outer side of the connection members which are located at both ends of the longitudinal direction. Also disclosed is a lapping device and method using the fixture.

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