Head gimbal assembly carrier with adjustable protective bar
View Patent ↗A method, related to manufacturing of head gimbal assembly (HGA) including the steps of soldering a first component on a HGA, while the HGA is mounted on an HGA mounting member and while a protective carrier bar of the HGA carrier is in a first position. The method further includes the steps of moving the protective carrier bar to a second position, and soldering a second component on the HGA while the protective carrier bar is in the second position.
1. A method, comprising:
soldering a first component on a head gimbal assembly (HGA) while the HGA is mounted on an HGA mounting member and while a protective carrier bar of an HGA carrier is in a first position;
moving the protective carrier bar to a second position; and
soldering a second component on the HGA while the protective carrier bar is in the second position.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the first position, the protective carrier bar is in front of the HGA.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, in the second position, the protective carrier bar is behind the HGA.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first component is soldered to a first side of the HGA and the second component is soldered to a second side of the HGA.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
inspecting the soldered second component while the protective carrier bar is in the second position.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of moving the protective carrier bar to the second position comprises sliding a guide pin coupled to the protective carrier bar using an adjustment pin coupled to the guide pin.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising releasably retaining the protective carrier bar in the second position using a retainer.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the retainer comprises a spring ball plunger.