Patent ID: 7861399
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool for loading a head onto a disk of a hard disk drive comprising: (a) a cantilever arm with a pressing portion formed from a distal end thereof, said cantilever arm to exert a force on a suspension attached to an actuator arm mounted on a baseplate of said hard disk drive, said head being attached to a distal end thereof, and wherein the cantilever arm extends a supporting rod at another distal end thereof, said supporting rod being capable of vertical and rotational movement; (b) wherein said baseplate defines a slot, corresponding to said tool so that said tool may be inserted and withdrawn through said baseplate; and (c) wherein said cantilever arm may be vertically moved so that the pressing portion displaces the suspension sufficiently upwards, above the baseplate, to provide enough space to insert a disk under the head.