Patent · US Expired

Shock bumper for a head/disk suspension

US5422770A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 15, 1993
Grant dateJun 6, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 15, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/08
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to the invention, a disk drive includes a shock bumper attached to a surface of a suspension such that the shock bumper prevents contact between data region of a disk surface and the suspension that would otherwise result from displacement of the disk relative to the suspension in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the disk.

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