Patent · US Expired

Load beam having pitch adjustability

US6115220A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1998
Grant dateSep 5, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4833
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

As manufactured disk drive head suspension load beams are modified for facile permanent adjustment in pitch characteristic by a localized reduction in material in the load beam forward portion web and/or rails within a transverse locus to facilitate deflection of the load beam to a different pitch characteristic.

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