Patent ID: 8099862
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for detaching a head slider bonded onto a mounting plate of a suspension comprising: a platform on which a head gimbal assembly is mounted; a heating device for heating, a joint section between the head slider and the suspension to decrease the bonding force; a latching part for latching the mounting plate at a position on a center line of the mounting plate in the lengthwise direction and/or at positions symmetric about the center line; and a clamp device for moving the head slider in a direction along the center line with the heating to detach the head slider from the mounting plate, the latching part has a pin inserted into a through-hole formed on an opposite side of the mounting plate from an end surface of the slider to latch the mounting plate, wherein the clamp device is adapted for moving the head slider in a direction toward the pin to detach the head slider from the mounting plate.