Suspension assembly shock absorber
US5831793A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transducer support assembly supports a transducer relative to a disc in a disc drive. The transducer support assembly includes a slider coupled to the transducer and a suspension assembly supporting the slider. The suspension assembly includes a bias member configured such that, upon relative movement of the disc and the suspension assembly toward one another a sufficient distance, the bias member contacts the disc and exerts a bias thereagainst before a remainder of the suspension assembly contacts the disc.
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