Partial curing of a microactuator mounting adhesive in a disk drive suspension

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PATENT NO 9824704
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15053631

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Various embodiments concern a method of attaching a microactuator to a flexure, depositing a wet mass of structural adhesive on the flexure, mounting the microactuator on the wet mass of structural adhesive, partially curing the mass of structural adhesive through a first application of curing energy, and depositing a mass of conductive adhesive on the flexure. The mass of conductive adhesive is deposited in contact with the mass of structural adhesive. The state of partial curing of the structural adhesive prevents the conductive adhesive from wicking between the flexure and the underside of the microactuator and displacing the structural adhesive which may otherwise result in shorting to a stainless steel layer of the flexure. The method further comprises fully curing the mass of structural adhesive and the conductive adhesive through a second application of curing energy.

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HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED40 WEST HIGHLAND DRIVE NE HUTCHINSON MN 55350

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Cray, Scott J Winsted, US 7 77
Johnson, Trent A Hutchinson, US 8 84
Rose, Luke E Hudson, US 3 33
Schumann, John L Litchfield, US 14 176

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