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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1982
Ko Ko Gyi, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Gurbachan S Grewal, Sepulveda, CA (US);
Magnetic Information Technology, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US);
Abstract
A fixture or fixtures and method for assembly and/or fabrication of a component of magnetic information storage apparatus. The component is a flexure arm carrying parts including a gimbal plate; transducer, that is, a magnetic slider head; and a flex cable connecting to the magnetic poles of the magnetic slider head. A fixture is provided having a configuration and holding pins for holding the magnetic slider head; for holding the gimbal plate, and a flexure arm with parts in aligned relationship, the fixture having a removable part which holds the gimbal plate and which is removable from the fixture for subsequent positioning of the flexure arm. Fixture parts are provided for configurating the flex cable. The method comprises a series of steps including positioning parts to be assembled in relationship to the fixture; taking out the removable fixture part; positioning the flexure arm and bonding and attaching the parts together to complete the fully assembled and fabricated component.