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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Chunjer C. Cheng, Saratoga, CA (US);
Xiaoyang Shen, Corona, CA (US);
Tao Lin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for detachably mounting a head gimbal assembly to an actuator coil assembly is described. The apparatus includes a lever pivotally connected to an upper surface of an arm of the actuator coil assembly and operable to pivot between a release position and a mount position. A capture pin extends from the lever into a mounting hole of the arm. The capture pin is substantially perpendicular to the lever and is collectively pivotable with the lever between the release position and the mount position. A spring is arranged to exert a force on the lever in a direction from the release position to the mount position. The capture pin is configured to engage the head gimbal assembly positioned on a lower mounting surface of the arm opposite the upper surface of the arm via the mounting hole and to press the head gimbal assembly into the arm when in the mount position.