Load beam having pitch adjustability
US6115220A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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