Patent ID: 6487053
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A head stack assembly for a data recording disk drive, comprising:a carriage on which a coil is mounted, having a first surface and a second surface; a first head gimbal assembly mounted on said first surface; a second head gimbal assembly mounted on said second surface; and wherein said carriage has a first aperture into which a pivot member is inserted, and a diameter of said first aperture is larger than a diameter of said pivot member, each of said first head gimbal assembly and said second head gimbal assembly has a second aperture, the center of which is aligned to the center of said first aperture, the diameter of said second aperture is larger than said diameter of said pivot member, said second aperture has a V-shaped edge for aligning said pivot member, and a portion of said carriage is extruded into said first aperture, and said portion extruded from said carriage pushes said pivot member to said V-shaped edge of said second aperture when said pivot member is inserted into said second aperture and said first aperture.