Suspension flexure with primary and secondary stiffness control
US5875070A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/486
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Optimized stiffness in a disk drive suspension comprising a load beam and a flexure structure is realized by forming the flexure structure from a flexure and a flexible conductor in which the conductor is a laminate of conductive metal and plastic and has an easily controlled and relatively higher spring constant, while the flexure has a relatively lower spring constant.
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