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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Randolph Edward Fossum, Richfield, MN (US);
Shane J. Van Sloun, Waconia, MN (US);
Randolph Edward Fossum, Richfield, MN (US);
Shane J. Van Sloun, Waconia, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A baseplate has a flange and a boss tower with an opening for receiving a swaging ball during a swaging process. The flange has a pre-swaging profile that compensates for swaging-induced deformation of the flange. A portion of the baseplate is clamped into a flattened configuration and the flange is mounted to a suspension. The boss tower is inserted into an opening in an actuator arm. A swaging ball is passed through the swaging opening. The pre-swaging profile compensates for forces exerted on the flange during swaging such that deformation of the baseplate due to swaging is substantially eliminated.