Suspension standoff geometry for slider crown change reduction
US9558768B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A head gimbal assembly for a hard disk drive comprises a flexure having a planar surface and a standoff structure extending from the planar surface, where the standoff structure includes a monolithic element. A head slider in which a read-write head is housed is adhered to the flexure with an adhesive, such that the adhesive surrounds the monolithic element so that the monolithic element may absorb strain energy caused by curing of the adhesive.
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