IP Library Granted Patent US 7,735,215
Granted Patent B2
US 7,735,215 · App. 12/019,243 · Granted Jun 15, 2010

Holder for holding a head carriage in a hard disk drive

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Patent No.
US 7,735,215
App. No.
12/019,243
Granted
Jun 15, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holder with includes: a holder body formed by molding a resin material, a contact surface on the holder body for receiving an operating object to be held on the holder body, a grip portion on the holder body at a position apart from the contact surface for being gripped by an operator, and an electric conductor extending from the contact surface to the grip portion.

Claims (15)

1. A holder comprising:

a holder body formed by molding a resin material;

a clipping strip formed of the resin material and connected to the holder body so as to be capable of rotating in a given axis of rotation;

a resilient member for pressing the clipping strip against the holder body about the axis of rotation;

a contact surface defined on the clipping strip for receiving an operating object to be held on the holder body;

a grip portion defined on the clipping strip at a position apart from the contact surface for being gripped by an operator;

an electric conductor extending from the contact surface to the grip portion;

a body-side contact surface defined on the holder body for receiving the operating object to be held on the holder body;

a body-side grip portion defined on the holder body at a position apart from the body-side contact surface for being gripped by the operator; and

a body-side electric conductor extending from the body-side contact surface to the body-side grip portion.

2. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the electric conductor includes a metal foil laid on the clipping strip from the contact surface to the grip portion and adhered to the clipping strip.

3. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the body-side electric conductor includes a metal foil to be laid on the holder body from the body-side contact surface to the body-side grip portion and adhered to the holder body.

4. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the clipping strip is formed of an antistatic resin material.

5. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the holder body is formed of an antistatic resin material.

6. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the operating object is a carriage to be built in a hard disk drive for supporting a head suspension assembly.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2009
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023558/0225 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2008
From: NAKAJIMA, TOMOHIDE
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 020409/0386 →