Low mass baseplate for disk drive suspension
US6469869B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4813
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low mass baseplate for attaching a suspension load beam to an actuator arm has a planar portion weld-attachable to a load beam base and a cylindrical boss portion attachable to an actuator arm, the planar portion is locally relieved to reduce mass while maintaining the baseplate effectiveness at the load beam spring portion. The baseplate relief is specially sized and configured to be free of entanglements during tumble deburring operations.
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