Gimbal mounted slider assembly with transverse bars connecting inner edges of ramp limiter arms
US8000061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Gimbal designs are provided that minimize adverse dynamic performance of a HDD suspension, particularly subsequent to head-disk-interface (HDI) interactions. The improvement of operational performance can be seen in graphical representations of the vibrational modes of a gimbal mounted slider subsequent to such HDI interactions. Each gimbal design includes a ramp limiter formed as two separated arms connected by one or two transverse bars and a routing of conducting traces that relieves stress and minimally contacts these bars.
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