Head gimbal assembly using slider and gimbal features
US7199979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gimbal assembly includes a gimbal and a slider. The slider has at least one adhesive receiving feature which is formed on a mounting surface of the slider. The gimbal has a lock feature including at least one body that protrudes from a slider-engaging surface and terminates at a first end. Each body of the lock feature engages each adhesive receiving feature of the slider.
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