VISCO PAD PLACEMENT IN DISK DRIVES

• Main Authors: SCHEELE DANIEL W, HEMPEL CAMERON T, BOLSTER KENNETH L, EIDENSCHINK NEAL T, JOHNSON TRENT A, SCHUMANN JOHN L, SCHEELE BRYAN J, CRAY SCOTT J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.07.2015
• Subjects: INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; TRANSPORTING

The present disclosure relates to methods and a related systems and tools for dispensing an adhesive piece having damping qualities onto a component of a hard disk drive suspension. The adhesive piece can be commercially available layered strip sold as an adhesive layer having a first and a second liner adhered to each side. An exemplary method can cut an adhesive piece, separate the adhesive piece from a secondary liner, adhere the adhesive piece onto a component of a hard disk drive suspension, separate a primary liner from the adhesive piece, and dispose of the primary liner using a conventional gantry system. The method can be performed using a two-step operation of the gantry system.