Claims
- 1. An actuation assembly supporting a slider for positioning a transducing head carried by the slider adjacent a selected radial track of the disc, the actuation assembly comprising:
a movable actuator arm supporting a suspension assembly, the suspension assembly including a gimbal; and means for attaching the slider to the gimbal so as to provide a direct contact between the gimbal and the slider.
- 2. The actuation assembly of claim 1 wherein the means for attaching the slider to the gimbal comprises a standoff formed on a slider opposing face of the gimbal.
- 3. The actuation assembly of claim 2 wherein the gimbal includes a front edge and a rear edge on the slider opposing face, an opening extending through the gimbal, and a tongue extending from the rear edge into the opening and towards the front edge.
- 4. The actuation assembly of claim 3 wherein the standoff is located on the tongue.
- 5. A disc drive having a recording disc rotatable about an axis, a slider supporting a transducing head for transducing data with the disc, and an actuation assembly supporting the slider to position the transducing head adjacent a selected radial track of the disc, the actuation assembly comprising:
a movable actuator arm; a load beam supported by the actuator arm; a gimbal supporting the slider and having a slider opposing face, the gimbal connected to a distal end of the load beam, and the gimbal having at least one standoff extending from the slider opposing face towards the disc, the standoff providing a direct contact between the gimbal and the slider.
- 6. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the gimbal includes a front edge and a rear edge on the slider opposing face, an opening extending through the gimbal, and a tongue extending from the rear edge into the opening and towards the front edge.
- 7. The disc drive of claim 6 wherein the standoff is located on the tongue.
- 8. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the slider is mounted to the gimbal with an adhesive.
- 9. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the actuation assembly further comprises:
a flex circuit material disposed on the slider opposing face of the gimbal.
- 10. The disc drive of claim 9 wherein a portion of the slider opposing face supporting the slider directly contacts the slider.
- 11. The disc drive of claim 9 wherein the flex circuit material is polyimide.
- 12. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the standoff comprises a rail.
- 13. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the standoff comprises a bump.
- 14. The disc drive of claim 5 wherein the standoff comprises a wing.
- 15. An actuation assembly supporting a slider for positioning a transducing head carried by the slider adjacent a selected radial track of the disc, the actuation assembly comprising:
a movable actuator arm supporting a suspension assembly; and a gimbal for supporting the slider included in the suspension assembly, the gimbal having a slider opposing face with a standoff formed on the slider opposing face wherein the standoff provides a direct contact between the gimbal and the slider.
- 16. The actuation assembly of claim 15 wherein the standoff comprises a rail.
- 17. The actuation assembly of claim 15 wherein the standoff comprises a bump.
- 18. The actuation assembly of claim 15 wherein the standoff comprises a wing.
- 19. The actuation assembly of claim 15 wherein the gimbal includes a front edge and a rear edge on the slider opposing face, an opening extending through the gimbal, and a tongue extending from the rear edge into the opening and towards the front edge.
- 20. The actuation assembly of claim 19 wherein the standoff is located on the tongue.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application claims priority from Provisional Application No. 60/245,048, filed Nov. 1, 2000, for “SUSPENSION DESIGN AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD” by Michael L. Rancour, Richard L. Segar and Sandeepan Bhattacharya.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60245048 |
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