International Business Machines Corporation

Western Digital Corporation

Susan G Scanlon

Charles Allan Brown

Herman Russell Wendt

Robert Carl Reinhart

Ronald Lee Weaver

Heidi Lee Merkins

Gordon A Harwood

A coil assembly for disk drive components is presented which includes a coil winding free of lubricants that cause stiction problems during the operation of the disk drive assembly. An actuator coil and spindle motor winding are disclosed which include a conductor, an insulating layer over the conductor, a bond coat overlying the insulating layer, and a lubricant coating on the insulating layer. The lubricant coating is a hydrocarbon based oil having a molecular weight within ranges that will not volatilize and condense on the surface of the disks in the drive.

Coil wire lubricant for use in magnetic disk drives

An actuator coil for a disk drive is formed of materials and processed in a manner such that the amount of outgassing that occurs in normal operation of the disk drive is minimized. An insulative coating, such as polyurethane which is rated well above the normal operating temperature is first applied to drawn copper wire. Then, a polyamide bond coating was used to cover the insulative coating. Next, a lubricant having a low average molecular weight was selected. The resulting wire was then wound to form the actuator coil. The coil is then cured at a high temperature for an extended length of time to drive off solvents and allow the polymers to crosslink and stabilize.

Disk drive actuator coil with reduced outgassing characteristics

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

Susan G Scanlon