Patent ID: 9299372
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G11B

Claim Text:
1. A device for loading a first head gimbal assembly (HGA) and a second HGA onto an actuator pivot flex assembly (APFA) of a data storage device comprising a hard disk drive, the APFA comprising a first APFA arm defining a first boss hole and a next adjacent second APFA arm defining a second boss hole, the device comprising: a support configured to hold the APFA; a gripper configured to grip the first and the second HGAs and to move the gripped first and second HGAs between the first and second actuator arms of the held APFA; and a selectively movable swage key comprising a body portion, the body portion terminating at a distal end in first and second swage key arms that respectively define first and second proximal portions, first and second distal portions respectively terminating in first and second free ends, and first and second localized humps disposed between the first and second distal portions and the first and second proximal portions, respectively, wherein the swage key is configured to selectively assume a first position such that the first and second distal portions are respectively disposed between the first and second HGAs, to move to a second position such that the first and second HGAs are supported by the first and second localized humps, respectively, and such that the first and second HGAs are aligned with the first and second boss holes and to move to a third position such that the first and second HGAs face the first and second proximal portions and become seated onto the first and second boss holes, respectively.