Suspension clamp for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm
View Patent ↗A suspension clamp is disclosed for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm. The suspension clamp comprises a housing including a spring operable to bias a latching member, wherein the latching member is rotatable about a pivot. After compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a first direction, the latching member is operable to clamp the suspension to the actuator arm by decompressing the spring.
1. A suspension clamp for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm, the suspension clamp comprising:
a housing including a spring operable to bias a latching member, wherein the latching member is rotatable about a pivot;
wherein:
after first compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a first direction, the latching member is operable to clamp the suspension to the actuator arm by decompressing the spring; and
after second compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a second direction opposite the first direction, the latching member is operable to unclamp the suspension.
2. The suspension clamp as recited in claim 1 , wherein the spring comprises a plurality of Belleville washers forming a Belleville spring stack.
3. The suspension clamp as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the latching member comprises at least one slot; and
the slot is operable to allow the suspension clamp to slide over a pin of the actuator arm.
4. The suspension clamp as recited in claim 3 , wherein the latching member is operable to rotate within a groove of the pin.
5. The suspension clamp as recited in claim 3 , wherein the latching member comprises an aperture operable to allow a push pin to be applied to the spring.