COMPOSITE RAMP STRUCTURE OF DATA STORAGE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:JP2001023325A

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-26

    申请号:JP18312199

    申请日:1999-06-29

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ramp structure of a data storage device with which manufacture is facilitated and position shift in a load/unload ramp because of thermal expansion is made to be fewer as a whole. SOLUTION: The ramp structure has a first rigid supporting structure 52, a second rigid supporting structure 76 separated from the first rigid supporting structure, a bridge part 78 connecting the first rigid supporting structure with the second rigid supporting structure and a ramp unit 50 attached to the first rigid supporting structure. The rigid supporting structure has coefficient of thermal expansion that is selected so that space between a ramp and a disk is constant during change of temperature. The ramp unit 50 having accurate and stable seize can be formed by subjecting parts of the first rigid supporting structure 52 and the second rigid supporting structure sleeve 76 to insert molding by being inserted in a metallic mold for injection molding.

    HARD DISK DRIVE(HDD), PERSONAL COMPUTER(PC) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING HDD ON PC SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:JP2001014839A

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-19

    申请号:JP18303899

    申请日:1999-06-29

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hard disk drive(HDD) capable of preventing the damage on the part where a connector pin as an outer interface and a connector are mounted and to provide a mechanism which becomes a forcible guide at the time of mounting the hard disk drive(HDD). SOLUTION: There are some cases where a male connector 20 on the hard disk drive(HDD) 10 side is erroneously inserted into a female connector 60. For instance, the case where the former is inserted into the latter in the direction as shown by the arrow 1 can be cited. Therein, by disposing a cover 80 for the female connector, it is made unable to insert the male connector 20 into the female connector 60 unless the HDD 10 is moved along an insertion guiding surface 90. Also the cover 80 for the female connector is realized as a plate-shaped protruding part 82 which leaves a prescribed distance from a pin 22 of the male connector 20. The plate-shaped protruding part 82 is endowed with a satisfactory function when the protruding part 82 is disposed within the covering range so as to include at least an end part 68 of the female connector 60 with respect to both end parts 68 of the female connector 60.

    DISK DRIVE, HEAD ASSEMBLY, PIVOT BEARING

    公开(公告)号:JP2002251845A

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-06

    申请号:JP2001045715

    申请日:2001-02-21

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disk drive in which a head assembly can efficiently, reliably and highly accurately balanced, and to provide a head assembly or the like. SOLUTION: In a hard disk drive, a head assembly 13 to drive a magnetic head 33 for reading/writing data from/in a recording disk has a constitution such that the sleeve 21 of a pivot member 20 which swivelably supports the head assembly 13 is equipped with a flange part overhanging towards the circumferential side and flat surface parts 41A and 41B for adjusting the balance of the center of gravity of the head assembly 13 are formed on the circumferential surface of the flange part.

    VIBRATION DAMPING STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:JPH02130783A

    公开(公告)日:1990-05-18

    申请号:JP28375988

    申请日:1988-11-11

    Applicant: IBM JAPAN

    Abstract: PURPOSE:To facilitate production and to reduce a production cost by providing a locking piece to a frame having elasticity and fitting the locking piece in the groove of a cushoning member. CONSTITUTION:The vibration damping mounts 14A-14D are disposed on four corners on the back side of a base 2. A fitting obtained by working a groove 20A on one end of a cylindrical rubber 16A is welded on the mount 14A(-14D). Meanwhile, a frame 30 is constituted of a basic frame part 32 and frame parts 34 and 36 whose end part on an opposite side to the frame part 32 is a free end. In order to temporarily fix the frame 30 on the mounts 14A-14D, the locking pieces 38C and 38D are fitted in the grooves 20C and 20B of members 14C and 14D and then the locking pieces 38A and 38B are fitted in the grooves 20A and 20B of the members 14A and 14B. Thus, the frame 30 is temporarily fixed on the members 14A-14D. With such structure, nuts are not needed in order to fix the frame on the vibration damping mount. Therefore, the produc tion is facilitated and the production cost is reduced.

    METHOD FOR WASHING ACTUATOR ARM ASSEMBLY AND ACTUATOR ARM ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:JPH1196528A

    公开(公告)日:1999-04-09

    申请号:JP25946097

    申请日:1997-09-25

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for washing the entire part of a laminated actuator arm assembly after the end of solder connection. SOLUTION: This washing method has a stage for aligning and laminating one or plural head/suspension assemblies 51 and one or plural spacers 53, 54, a stage for forming a first sub-assembly by fixing the laminated head/suspension assemblies and the spacers, a stage for forming the second sub-assembly by connecting the lead wires of the first sub-assembly and a flexible cable 76, a stage for washing the second sub-assembly and a stage for mounting a pivot 71 to the washed second sub-assembly.

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