Patent ID: 9286922
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: F16B,G01B,G11B

Claim Text:
1. A device, comprising: a machine vision system in a first zone of the device, the machine vision system being configured to provide measurements of gaps between selected portions of a head gimbal assembly (HGA) and selected portions of arms of a head stack assembly (HSA) of a data storage device; a first adhesive tacking system in a second zone of the device, the first adhesive tacking system being configured to sequentially apply adhesive to the gaps based upon the measurements of the gaps provided by the machine vision system; and a transport mechanism configured to sequentially carry the HSA of the data storage device to the first zone to enable the machine vision system to measure the gaps and from the first zone to the second zone of the device to enable the first adhesive tacking system to apply the adhesive to the gaps.