Patent ID: 7249520
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for statically measuring the pitch or roll stiffness of a flexure mounted slider under prescribed loading conditions, comprising: a baseplate having a substantially planar surface, said surface capable of being tilted through a measurable angle, α, with the horizontal; a dock, having a substantially planar surface mounted on said base plate; a lifting mechanism mounted on said base plate, said lifting mechanism being movable in three mutually orthogonal directions relative to the position of said dock; a fixture mounted on said lifting mechanism, said fixture being capable of holding and positioning an HGA load beam having a flexure mounted slider affixed thereto, wherein an ABS of said slider is upward facing; a movable pendulum, said pendulum having a center of mass and said pendulum including: and wherein said flexure mounted slider can be positioned horizontally and raised vertically by said lifting mechanism so that said ABS of said slider forcefully contacts said facet and raises said pendulum vertically, whereby said pendulum no longer contacts said dock and whereby said pendulum exerts a load force on said slider.