Patent ID: 7542868

Claim:
A method of loading a head gimbal assembly on a disc comprising: attaching the unmounted head gimbal assembly to a four bar loader, wherein the four bar loader comprises: a fixed plate, a pivot plate, and a four bar linkage connecting the fixed plate to the pivot plate, wherein the four bar linkage comprises: a first linking member attached to the pivot plate, wherein the first linking member articulates in a plane substantially normal to a plane of the pivot plate, a second linking member attached to the fixed plate, wherein the second linking member articulates in a plane substantially normal to a plane of the fixed plate, a third linking member attaching an upper region of the first linking member to an upper region of the second linking member, and a fourth linking member attaching a lower region of the first linking member to a lower region of the second linking member; and tilting the head gimbal assembly toward a surface of the disc using the four bar loader.