Patent ID: 6823581
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A head gimbal assembly assembling apparatus, comprising:stacking means for stacking a base plate, a load beam, and a flexure to form a three-layered stacked series with at least a bottom layer being a base plate series, the base plate series comprising base plates formed in a series manner; first transfer means for transferring the three-layered stacked series intermittently in a state in which the base plate, the load beam, and the flexure mutually maintain predetermined positional relationships; stacking-and-joining means for stacking and joining at least predetermined portions of the load beam to the base plate, and the flexure to the load beam to make a suspension section, thereby forming a suspension series while the three-layered stacked series transferred by the first transfer means is in a state of rest; second transfer means for functioning on at least the base plate series of the suspension series to transfer the suspension series, in synchronization with the first transfer means; slider attaching means for attaching a slider to the flexure of the suspension series that is at rest in a predetermined position after having been transferred by the second transfer means to form a head gimbal assembly, thereby forming an HG assembly series; third transfer means for functioning on at least the base plate series of the HG assembly series to transfer the HG assembly series, in synchronization with the first transfer means; and load-bending means for bending a hinge portion formed in the head gimbal assembly of the HG assembly series by a predetermined angle while the HG assembly series is at rest in a predetermined position after having been transferred by the third transfer means.