Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

Craig W Congdon

Chunjer Chuck Cheng

Walter W Butler

Robert E Lloyd

R Mark Watson

Charles E Ketchu

Arturas Radavicius

Jules Moritz, Jr

A disk drive under assembly is disclosed that comprises a suspension assembly that includes a head gimbal assembly (HGA) that has a lift tab and a shipping comb that includes a protruding member that extends from the shipping comb and a bearing member that supports the suspension assembly, in which the lift tab extends beyond the bearing member. The disk drive under assembly further comprises a ramp that includes a receiving portion to receive the protruding member as the shipping comb couples with the ramp to transfer the lift tab to the ramp.

Shipping comb and ramp for disk drive assembly

Disclosed herein is a disk drive that includes a housing including a base, the base defining a blind receptacle, a spindle motor attached to the base, a disk mounted to the spindle motor and a head stack assembly pivotally coupled to the base. The head stack assembly includes a body portion including a first bore defining a pivot axis, an actuator arm cantilevered from the body portion, and a head gimbal assembly supported at the actuator arm and including a head. The base defines a blind receptacle and the actuator arm defines a second bore that is situated so as to enable the second bore and the blind receptacle to align along an axis parallel to the pivot axis when the head stack assembly is pivoted such that the head is not over the disk.

Head stack assembly shipping comb with temporary locating feature for internal head disk assembly build process and disk drive manufactured using the same

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Craig W Congdon