Patent classifications
G11B5/48
DISK DEVICE HAVING RAMP THAT INCLUDES PROTRUSION
The disk device according to one embodiment includes magnetic disks, a magnetic head, a ramp, and a suspension. The suspension includes a sliding portion provided on a load beam. The suspension rotates about a second rotation axis between a load position and an unload position. The ramp includes a wall and a protrusion. The wall has a first support surface that supports the sliding portion when the suspension is located in the unload position. The protrusion includes a second support surface and an intermediate portion. The second support surface faces the magnetic head when the suspension is located in the unload position. The intermediate portion is located between the wall and the second support surface. The intermediate portion includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is located between the first portion and the first support surface in the radial direction of the second rotation axis.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a substrate, a connector, a metal member, a screw, first solder, and second solder. The substrate includes a first surface to which a second hole opens and a metal region to which a first hole opens. The region is provided on the first surface. The connector is provided with a third hole. The metal member is attached to the connector and includes a second surface to which a fourth hole opens and a joint inserted into the second hole. The screw attaches the connector and the metal member to the housing through the third hole and the fourth hole. The first solder joins the region and the second surface to each other. The second solder joins an inner surface of the second hole and the joint to each other.
DISK DEVICE WITH RAMPS
A disk device includes magnetic disks, ramps, suspensions, and magnetic disks. The magnetic disks are arranged above a housing bottom and configured to be rotated around a first rotation axis. The ramps are arranged above the housing bottom. The suspensions are configured to be rotated around a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis, The magnetic heads are mounted on the suspensions, respectively. Each of the suspensions is configured to be rotated around the second rotation axis from a first position above or below one of the magnetic disks to a second position on one of the ramps. The plurality of ramps includes a first ramp and a second ramp that is above the first ramp. An inner end of the second ramp is closer to the first rotation axis than is an inner end of the first ramp.
HARD DISK DRIVE HEAD SLIDER FOR SECONDARY ACTUATOR STROKE IMPROVEMENT
A hard disk drive head slider is configured with a material void, such as a chamfer, positioned at a virtual intersection of a leading edge (LE) face and a suspension face. The material void provides for avoidance of structural interference between an actuator that is mechanically coupled with the slider and the suspension flexure during actuator operation, thereby enabling the actuator to achieve a full desired stroke.
Multi-actuator storage device access using logical addresses
Technologies are provided for supporting multi-actuator storage device access using logical addresses. Separate sets of logical addresses (such as logical block addresses) can be associated with different actuators of a storage device. For example, a first set of logical addresses can be assigned to storage locations on one or more storage media that is/are accessible using a first actuator of the storage device and a second set of logical addresses can be assigned to storage locations on one or more storage media that is/are accessible using a second actuator of the storage device. The storage device can receive a data access request containing a logical address and can identify a logical address set to which the logical address belongs. The storage device can use an actuator associated with the logical address set to access a storage location assigned to the logical address.
Read/write device for a hard-disk memory system, and corresponding manufacturing process
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a read/write device for a hard-disk memory system. The read/write device includes a fixed structure; a membrane region including a first and a second membrane, which are constrained to the fixed structure, and a central portion, interposed between the first and second membranes; a first and a second piezoelectric actuator, mechanically coupled, respectively, to the first and second membranes; and a read/write head, which is fixed to the central portion of the membrane region. The first and second piezoelectric actuators can be controlled so as to cause corresponding deformations of the first and second membranes, said deformations of the first and second membranes causing corresponding movements of the read/write head with respect to the fixed structure.
MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BIAS VOLTAGE AND DRIVE VOLTAGE OF MICROACTUATOR
According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device including a disk, a head that writes data to the disk and reads data from the disk, an actuator that is rotationally driven and controls movement of the head mounted above the disk, a microactuator that is mounted on the actuator and finely swings the head in a radial direction of the disk by a piezoelectric element that extends and contracts when a drive voltage based on a bias voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element, and a controller that switches the bias voltage according to an operation state during an access process.
MECHANISM TO SHIFT THE HEAD SPAN OF A TAPE HEAD AT A WAFER LEVEL
Provided are a magnetic tape head, a magnetic tape drive, and a computational device in which the magnetic tape head is comprised of a plurality of elements, wherein a pitch between adjacent elements of the plurality of elements is not identical. Selected elements of the plurality of elements that are shifted from a nominal position are selected in a symmetrical manner in the plurality of elements. A total of shifts of the elements of the plurality of elements that are shifted add up to a desired total shift to realign a plurality of modules, such that the median head span of each module type match as closely as possible to a desired value of a head span for all module types.
Gimbal Design With Increased Dimple Contact Force
A trace gimbal is described herein. In some embodiments, the trace gimbal includes outer struts including a front outrigger at a distal end of the trace gimbal and a rear outrigger at a proximal end of the trace gimbal. The front outrigger includes a distal front outrigger and a proximal front outrigger. The rear outrigger includes a distal rear outrigger and a proximal rear outrigger. A middle strut extends in a width direction of the trace gimbal, adjoining the proximal front outrigger to the rear outrigger, and connecting to a slider tongue. The front outrigger includes a strut form bent away from a load beam reference plane at an angle θ. In some embodiments, the outer struts include a second strut form disposed on the rear outrigger. The second strut form can be bent toward the load beam reference plane at the angle θ.
SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND DISK DEVICE
According to one embodiment, a head suspension assembly includes a base plate including a first main surface and a through-hole penetrating the first main surface, a load beam including a base end portion fixed to the base plate and extending from the base plate, a wiring member provided on the first main surface of the base plate and the load beam, and a magnetic head placed on the wiring member. The base plate includes a partition recess formed on the first main surface and continuously or intermittently extending to partition the magnetic head and the through-hole.