Slider test socket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10839836-B2
Application number	US-201916701470-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2019
Priority date	Feb 23, 2017
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

An apparatus includes a slider test socket. The slider test socket includes a clamp, which includes a body, a handle having an opening, and a plurality of arms that extend between the body at a first end of the clamp and the handle at a second end of the clamp.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a slider test socket including:
a body coupled to an electrical connector, the body extending along a first plane, and
only a single deflectable arm extending from the body along the first plane and including a free end, wherein the deflectable arm is configured to deflect to receive a slider and to retract to clamp the slider wherein the deflectable arm includes a first portion that extends from the body in a first direction and a second portion that extends in a second direction perpendicular from the first direction, wherein the second portion includes a Y-shaped portion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the Y-shaped portion includes a contact feature that extends towards the body.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second portion includes a contact feature that extends towards the body.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the deflectable arm is shaped such that the contact feature moves along a straight line when the deflectable arm is deflected.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the contact feature is rounded.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the contact feature is bump-shaped.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion deflect in response to an exerted force on the second portion.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the deflectable arm and the body form a unitary structure.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the deflectable arm is substantially L-shaped.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the deflectable arm forms a clamp space between the deflectable arm and the body.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
a shelf coupled to the body, wherein the shelf extends towards and below the clamp space.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electrical connector includes a flex circuit.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electrical connector includes a featherboard.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a test deck including the slider test socket.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the test deck includes an access window.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the access window includes a door configured to be opened to permit a slider to be inserted into or removed from the test deck.

Assignees

• Seagate Technology Llc

Inventors

• Zambri Razman
• Weissner Stefan A
• Deokar Rohit
• Herdendorf Brett R

Classifications

• G11B5/4826 Primary

  Mounting, aligning or attachment of the transducer head relative to the arm assembly, e.g. slider holding members, gimbals, adhesive (G11B5/484 takes precedence; details of head housings or structures G11B5/10, G11B5/127; adjustment relative to the record carrier G11B5/56) · CPC title

• G11B5/455

  Arrangements for functional testing of heads; Measuring arrangements for heads · CPC title

• G11B5/4555

  by using a spin-stand, i.e. a spinning disc or simulator · CPC title

• G11B27/36

  Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing {(for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06)} · CPC title

• G11B5/484 Primary

  Integrated arm assemblies, e.g. formed by material deposition or by etching from single piece of metal or by lamination of materials forming a single arm/suspension/head unit · CPC title