The present invention relates to disk drives and suspensions for disk drives. In particular, the invention is a dual stage actuation (DSA) suspension.
DSA disk drive head suspensions and disk drives incorporating DSA suspensions are generally known and commercially available. For example, DSA suspensions having an actuation structure on the baseplate or other mounting portion of the suspension, i.e., proximal to the spring or hinge region of the suspension, are described in the Okawara U.S. Patent Publication No. 2010/0067151, the Shum U.S. Patent Publication No. 2012/0002329, the Fuchino U.S. Patent Publication No. 2011/0242708 and the Imamura U.S. Pat. No. 5,764,444. DSA suspensions having actuation structures located on the loadbeam or gimbal portions of the suspension, i.e., distal to the spring or hinge region, are also known and disclosed, for example, in the Jurgenson U.S. Pat. No. 5,657,188, the Krinke U.S. Pat. No. 7,256,968 and the Yao U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0144225. All of the above-identified patents and patent applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and for all purposes.
There remains a continuing need for improved DSA suspensions. DSA suspensions with enhanced performance capabilities are desired. The suspensions should be capable of being efficiently manufactured.
Various embodiments concern a suspension having a dual stage actuation structure on a gimbaled flexure. The suspension comprises a loadbeam having a longitudinal axis and flexure attached to the loadbeam. The flexure comprises a pair of spring arms, a tongue located between the spring arms and structurally supported by the pair of spring arms, and a pair of struts. The struts are positioned respectively between the pair of spring arms and the tongue. Each strut has a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axes of the struts are parallel and offset with respect to each other. The suspension further comprises a slider and a motor mounted on the flexure. The motor has a longitudinal axis that is parallel with the axes of the struts and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the loadbeam. Electrical activation of the motor bends the pair of struts to move the slider.
Various embodiments concern a suspension having a dual stage actuation structure on a gimbaled flexure. The suspension comprises flexure which itself comprises a pair of spring arms, a tongue located between the spring arms, and a pair of struts, the pair of struts respectively connecting the pair of spring arms and the tongue. The suspension further comprises a slider mounted on the tongue. The suspension further comprises a motor having opposite ends respectively mounted on the pair of spring arms. Electrical activation of the motor bends the pair of struts to move the slider. Such activation rotates the tongue while the spring arms remain relatively stationary.
Various embodiments concern a suspension having a dual stage actuation structure on a gimbaled flexure. The flexure comprises a pair of spring arms, a tongue located between the spring arms and structurally supported by the pair of spring arms, and a pair of motor mounting pads, the motor mounting pads respectively connected to the tongue by a pair of struts. The suspension further comprises a slider and a motor having opposite ends respectively mounted on the pair of motor mounting pads, wherein the slider is mounted on the motor and electrical activation of the motor bends the pair of struts and moves the slider. The tongue remains relatively stationary while the slider is moved by electrical activation of the motor.
Further features and modifications of the various embodiments are further discussed herein and shown in the drawings. While multiple embodiments are disclosed, still other embodiments of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which shows and describes illustrative embodiments of this disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings and detailed description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive.
1, 16B1, and 16C1 are overhead views of the stainless steel side of the flexure shown in
2, 16B2, and 16C2 are overhead views of the trace side of the flexure shown in
While the subject matter of this disclosure is amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are described in detail below. The intention, however, is not to limit this disclosure to the particular embodiments described. On the contrary, this disclosure is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of this disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
Flexure 12 includes a gimbal 24 at the distal end of the flexure 12. A DSA structure 14 is located on the gimbal 24, adjacent the distal end of the loadbeam 18. As best shown in
As shown in
As perhaps best shown in
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The operation of DSA structure 14 can be described with reference to
As shown in
The gimbal 124 includes base portion 150, spring arms 152, and center region 154 of the tongue 133. The base portion 150, the spring arms 152, and the center region 154 are each formed from the stainless steel layer 140. The spring arms 152 extend from the base portion 150. The center region 154, which is a center part of the tongue 133, is connected to the distal ends of the spring arms 152 and is supported between the spring arms 152. Also formed in the stainless steel layer 140 is a pair of struts 153. Each of the struts 153 extends from one of the opposite lateral sides of the center region 154 and has a motor mounting flag or pad 155 on its outer end. As shown, the struts 153 are offset from one another with respect to the longitudinal axis of the flexure 112 or otherwise configured so as to provide for rotational movement of the motor 134 and the head slider 132 mounted thereto about the tracking axis with respect to the center region 154. Each strut 153 comprises a longitudinal axis that extends generally perpendicular with respect to the longitudinal axis of the suspension 110. The longitudinal axes of the struts 153 extend parallel but do not intersect or otherwise overlap with each other when the struts 153 are not stressed (e.g., not bent). The struts 153 can be the only structural linkage between the center region 154 and the pads 155 (e.g., the only part of the stainless steel layer 140 connecting the center region 154 with the pads 155 is the struts 153, a single strut 153 for each pad 155). As shown in
As shown in
The electrical terminals on the motor 134 may be on the same side (e.g., top or bottom) but opposite longitudinal ends of the motor 134. As shown in
The operation of DSA structure 114 can be described with reference to
As shown in
Some, although relatively little, out-of-plane motion of other portions of the gimbal 124 may be produced during the tracking action of DSA structure 114. The linkage provided by the struts 153 accommodates the motion of the motor 134 so the remaining portions of the tongue 133 remain generally aligned with respect to the longitudinal axis of the flexure 112 during this tracking action. For example, the motor 134 and slider 132 rotate, but the center region 154 (or more broadly the tongue 133) does not rotate or rotates only an insignificant or trivial amount.
Flexure 312 includes a gimbal 324 at the distal end of the flexure 312. A DSA structure 314 is located on the gimbal 324, adjacent the distal end of the loadbeam 318. The suspension 310 includes a gimbal limiter 326 comprising a tab 328 configured to engage a stop portion 330 of the loadbeam 318. A head slider 332 is mounted to a slider mounting region or tongue 333 of the gimbal 324, on the side of the suspension 310 that is opposite the loadbeam 318. DSA structure 314 includes a motor 334, which is a PZT or other piezoelectric actuator in the illustrated embodiment, mounted to the gimbal 324 of the flexure 312 between the loadbeam 318 and the head slider 332. As described in greater detail below, in response to electrical drive signals applied to the motor 334, the motor 334 drives portions of the gimbal 324, including the tongue 333 and slider 332, about a generally transverse tracking axis.
The operation of DSA structure 314 can be described with reference to
As shown in
As shown in
The operation of the DSA structure of the flexure 412 can be described with reference to
When a second potential (e.g., negative) tracking drive signal is applied to the motor 434, the shape of the motor changes and its length generally contracts. This change in shape decreases the distance between the support regions 458 as shown in
It is noted that the embodiments of
Embodiments of the invention offer important advantages. For example, in some cases they can significantly increase servo bandwidth (e.g., from about 3-4 kHz for baseplate or loadbeam based DSA structures to 5-8 kHz or more). Stroke can be increased. The DSA structures can be efficiently manufactured.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that changes can be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplary embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, while the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combinations of features and embodiments that do not include all of the above-described features.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/026,427, filed Sep. 13, 2013, issuing as U.S. Pat. No. 8,681,456, on Mar. 25, 2014, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/700,972, filed Sep. 14, 2012, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety and for all purposes.
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