'US007050267B2 «2 United States Patent (10) Patent No: US 7,050,267 B2 Koh et al. (4s) Date of Patent: May 23, 2006 (54) HEAD-GIMBAL ASSEMBLY OF HARD DISK 6.262868 BL 72001 Ana a 360,290 DRIVE 6297936 BL* 102001 Kant etal seo2044 6500376 BL 42003 Sour eal 30453 (75) Inventors: Jeong-seok Koh, Kyungki-do (KR) 65751.062 BI* 62004 Kasajima etal soon 302346 Denis OMISERI RAYE ee G771466 BL 82004 Kasgjima eal. cons 3602346 GITLAGT BL* 82004 Kasajima eta 3602346 Hwang, Kyunaki-do (KR) 6708609 BL* 92004 Bonin ea 300780S 68679 BL? 32608 Guo eal 3601268.6 (73) Assignee: Samsung Eleetronies Con Ltd, zovpouies Alt 32001 Geen 30286 Suwon-Si (KR) ann20081462 AL* 42002 Bonin ct 3007805 aon2000T661 AL* 72002 O'Neil "2 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis 9030011118 AI* 1/2008. Kasjima ea 267141 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 30030011936 Al* 12003 Himes etl 500453 USC. 154() by 243 days, 2008007478) AL* 42003 Bolsmicr eta 29160303, aooxuzi0w AL* 112003 Ana iors 1) Appl. Now 107732,2 200210207987 1* 102001 Kajima a al. 3602346 (22) Filed: Dee. 1, 2003 PORPIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 6s) Prior Publication Data we aooaig7e3 72002 US 2005/0190202 Al Sep, 30, 2004 * cited by examiner G0) Foreign Application Priority Data aaa Primary Esaminer—Allen Cao Mar. 27, 2003 (KR) 10-2003-0019139 (74) diuornes: Agomt, or Firm Buchanan Ingersoll PC (1) Incl. 6 ABSTRACT Gun 1782 (200601) Gu 2116 (2006.01) ée sowa.6;360245 A ewesinbl snbly of had dk dive ices ena cee otasag, Joadbeam connected to a pivot arm, 2 slider on which « MINED 208 ogy munetic head is mounted, an elas support member hav ‘ng one end coupled to the Hoadbeam and the other fre end portion a which the slider is supported, and a damper ted provided between the Joabeam and the slider to artenuate ‘ibnition trisferred betwen the loadbeam and the sider. ‘Sce application file for complete search history. (56) References USS. PATENT DOCUMENTS. 571.005 A * 699 Mekay eal ase 4 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets 150 120U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 1 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG. 1 (PRIOR ART)U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 2 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG. 2 (PRIOR ART)U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 3 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG.3 (PRIOR ART)U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 4 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG.4 (PRIOR ART) 12U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 5 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG.5U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 6 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG.6 150 120U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 7 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG.7A 0.6 0.4 0.2 NRRO PES (Count) NRRO PES (nm) 0.0 0.0 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 1100 12000 FREQUENCY (Hz) FIG.7B 0.6, 0.3 Bos 02 8 E oO E02 ot & 0.04 ; 0.0 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 000 10000 11000 12000 FREQUENCY (Hz)U.S. Patent May 23, 2006 Sheet 8 of 8 US 7,050,267 B2 FIG.8A 4.0 24 3.5. 1.8 = 3.0 1.6 3 eS So 25 13 € 2 = a 2.0 118 ° a 1.5 08 o & 1.0. 0.5 oe ly Li ile al? Rall Ullal Ll ul Lu oo 000° 40008000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 2in0 FREQUENCY (Hz) FIG.8B 4.0. £2.41 3.5. 1.8 = 3.0 16 a E So 25. 13. € a 2 @ 20. 11a oO oO © 1s. 08 & 1.0. 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.0. +0.0 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 3000 10000 11000 12000 FREQUENCY (Hz)US 7,050,267 B2 1 HEAD-GIMBAL ASSEMBLY OF HARD DISK DRIVE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application claims the priovty of Koran Patent Application No, 2003-19139, fled on 27 Mar, 2003, inthe Korean Intellectual Property Office the disclosure of which js incomporated here in ils entity by reference, 1, Field of the Invention ‘The preseat invention relates to a headgimbal assembly (HGA) of a hard disk drive, and more particularly, to 8 head-gimbal assembly of abil disk drive having an anti- vibration function to prevent transfer of vibrations ta slider ‘where a magnetic head is mounted 2, Description of the Related Art In.a typical hard disk drive, as shown in FIG. 1, 9 hard “isk D for recording predetermined information is rotated by a spindle motor 40. An actuator including a pivot arm 20 having a ead-gimbal assembly (HHGA) 10 and a voice coil ‘motor 30 pivoting the pivot arm 20 is provided at one side ‘of the hard disk D, Thus, when information is recorded and reproduced with respect to the bard disk D, the spindle ‘motor 40 is rotated wo rotate the bard disk D. The voice coil ‘ator 30 moves the pivot arm 20 19 move a magnetic head 11 (reer to FIG. 2) which is mounted on HGA 10 1 a desired tick position on the hard disk D so that recording ‘and reproduetion is performed HGA 10, s shown in FIGS, 2 and 3, includes a base plate 16 coupled to the pivot arm 20, a Joadbeam 18 connected 10 the base plate 16 via a hinge member 14, a slider 12 o1 ‘which the maguctic head I is mounted, and an elastic support member 13 having one end coupled to the loatbean 18 and tho other fee end portion at whieh the slider 12 is supported, Reference numeral 182 denotes a aad point provided atthe bottom surface ofthe loadbeam 15. The load Point 15e contacts a portion ofthe elastic support member 1 where the slider 12 is supported and provides load thereto. However, in HGA 10 having the above structure, it is 3 problem thatthe loadbeain 15 is vibrated duc to ai How oF the vibration of the actuator and the vibration of the load- beam 18 is transferred directly to the slider 12, via the load point 15a. That is, since the load point 1Sa al the slider 12, Which are both rigid bodies, contact exch other vi the elastic support member 13 which is a rigid body as well, the Vibration of the loadbeam 15 is transfered to the slider 12 ‘without attenuation Also, the vibration of HGA 10 become lange since the vibration of the slider 12 generated by the ‘excitation of airflow and disk vibration during the rotation ‘of the disk D is not atlenated, As u rest, a position ero signal ofthe magnetic head 11 increases. The postion error signal in a hard disk drive is generated mainly due to the vibration generated! during the rotation of the spindle motor 440 and the disk D and the vibration of HGA 19. A position ‘error signal energy over a3 kHz frequency is generated by the vibration of HA 10, However, since a vibration over 3 KH1zis typically outo'abandwidih ofa servo contol system ‘ofa hurd disk drive, actually, iis impossible to control (0 tenuate the vibration. Considering that a demand ofa lage ‘capacity hard disk with an increased wack density is com= ‘mon in these days, the position error signal in an uncontol- Table scope may act as a major faetor to lower reliability of 1 prduct. Therefore, an LIGA having a new simcture to solve the above problem is needed 0 o 2 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve the above and other problems, the present invention provides an HGA of a bard disk drive baving an ‘ant-vibration function to prevent transfer of vibrations (0 @ slider where a magnetic head is mounted. According to an aspect of the present invention, a head gimbal assembly of a hurd disk drive comprises a loalbeam fsonneeted 1 pivot arm, a slider on which a magnetic head {is mounted, an elastic support member having one end coupled to the loadbeam ad the other free end portion at which the slider is supported; and a damper’ provided ‘between the loadbeam and the slider to attenuate Vibration tnmnsferred between the loadbean and the slider. BRIEF DES CRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing Jn detail preferred embodiments thereo! with eference tothe attached drawings in whiek: PIG. 1s a perspective view illustrating the structure of a typical hard disk drive; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view ilustating 3 conventional HGA: PIG. 3 isa perspective view illustrating HOA of FIG, 2 ia ‘an assembled state; FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating HGA of FIG. 3; FIG, Sis an exploded perspective view illustrating HGA according to & prefered embodiment of the present iaven- sion; FIG, 6 isa side view illustrating an assembled state of HGA oF FIG. § PIGS. 7A and 7B are graphs showing the results of ‘measurements of NRRO PES of the conventional HGA and HGA accorting to the present invention, respectively: and FIGS. 8A and 8B are graphs showing the results of ‘measurements of RRO PES ofthe conventional HGA and HGA according to the present invention, respectively. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE. INVENTION PIGS, § and 6 show HGA of « hard disk drive socording to the present invention. As shown in the drawings, an HG, ssccording to embodiments of the present invention includes 4 base plate 160 coupled to the pivot arm 20 of FIG. 1, 8 Joadheam 150 connected to the base plate 160 via a hinge ‘member 140, a slider 120 on which a magnetic head 110 is ‘mounted, an elastic support member 130 having one end conpled to the loadbeam 150 and the other free end portion at which the slider 120 is supported, and a damping member 200 provided berween the elastic support memiber 130 and 4 load point 181 installed at the bottom surface of the Joaudbeam 150, ‘The damping member 200 perfoms «function wo atten ate vibration tansferred between the slider 120 and the Joadbeam 150 via the elastic support member 130. For ‘example, a damper made ofa plastic material which i light fd has an attenuation function ean be preferably adopted. ‘When the damping member 200 is provided, since the vibration transferred from the loadbeam 180 to the slider 120 oF from the slider 1200 to the loadbeam 150. posses ‘through the damping member 200, influence by the vibrationUS 7,050,267 B2 3 ‘on each other is reduced. To find the effect of the damping member 200 more clearly, NRRO PES (Non-Repeatable Run Out Position Ergor Signal) and RRO PES (Repestable Run Out Postion Frnor Signal) of the conventional HGA and HGA according to embodiments ofthe present invention fare measured a a froquency range of 3-12 kllz, Here, RRO PES refers to a position eror signal synchronized with the rotation speed of hard disk and NRRO PES refers o other position err signals which are not synchronized. AS @ result it is confirmed thal, compared 10 the conventional technology, NRRO PES is decreased by about 40% on the ‘average, as showa in FIGS. 7A and 7B, and RRO PES is ‘decrease by about 20%6, a8 shown in FIGS, BA and 8B, This js because the damping member 200 attenuates the vibration teansferred between the slider 120 and the loadbeam 150 so that the position error signal is reduced and reliability of a product is improved, In the above prefered embodiment, as a damper, the ‘damping member 200 is made of a plastic material. How= ‘ever, any means capable of changing attenuation ability, such a6 a piezooletric device or 8 microactuator, may’ be ‘adopted as The damper. That is, while the damping member 200 is a member of which the attenuation ability is fixed ‘once installed, the piezoelectric device or microactuator isa means of which the attenuation ability can be changed 38 2 displacement is generated according to the supply of eureat, Thus, by installing the piezoelectric device or microactuator between the portion of the elastic suppor member 130 sere the slider 120is supported and the load point 181 and ‘controlling enrent, the attenuation ability is contolled so that a desired attenuation effet can be obtained. “As described above, in HIGA of hard disk drive accom ing to embodiments of the present invention, since the vibration transferred to the slider is attenuated by a prede- termined damping means, the influence on the position error signal due to the vibration is reduced and reliability of a product is improved, 4 What is claimed is 1A bend-gimbal sembly of a hard disk drive compris ing 3 Toadheam connected to pivot art a sider on which @ magnete heads mounted fn elatic support monfer having one end portion ‘couple tothe Islbeam and another end portion on tv the slider supported and 4 damper proved baneen the losdbeam ad he sider ‘tenuate vibration transfered between the lodbeum and the slider, said damper including a piezelootc device ha genetes displacement commensurate with ‘he eurent applied thereto 2. The headimbol assembly ot claimed in claim 1 ‘wherein load point i formed atte leadbeam protruding toward the slider and the damper is interposed between 9 portion of the elastic support member where the slide is upped and the load pot "5A hoad-gtnbal assembly of 9 hard dik deve eompris- *rYoadbeam connected io a pivot am a slider on which 9 magnetic head is mounted fn elatic support monfer having one end portion ‘coupled to the Iba and another end portion on ‘which the lider sported; and a damper provided between the loadbea ad the sider Wallenate vibration ansered between the oheam and he side, wherein the damper comprises ane fetuator which selectively adjusts atemtation ability scoring tothe supply of cuent 4. The bead ginal assembly at claimed in claim 3, wherein load pot is formed at the loadheam protruding toward the slider and the damper is interposed etween Portion of the ease support member whece he slider is upported ad the lad po