Patent ID: 6215625
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An apparatus for attaching a head suspension to an actuator arm for use in a disk drive comprising:an E-block formed with a pivot bearing having horizontal and vertical axes;a plurality of actuator arms, each of said arms having an end with a bonding area;a plurality of suspensions, each having first and second ends and a locating surface, said suspensions being positioned and fixed relative to said horizontal and vertical axes of said pivot bearing;air bearing sliders mounted respectively at the first end of each suspension, and a planar locating surface at the second end of each suspension;a plurality of baseplates joined respectively to said plurality of suspensions, each baseplate having a bonding surface;wherein the bonding surface of each baseplate and a corresponding bonding area of each actuator arm define a gap;an assembly fixture attached to said pivot bearing for orienting and holding each of said head suspensions in a fixed position relative to the said horizontal and vertical axes; andan adhesive material disposed in said gap for bonding each baseplate to a corresponding actuator arm while said head suspensions are held in a fixed position.