Suspension assembly of actuator for disk drive with portion of load beam inclined lengthwise between limiter and leading end
US7369366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4833
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A suspension assembly of an actuator for a disk drive to support a slider, on which a read/write head is mounted, elastically biased toward a surface of a disk. The suspension assembly includes: a load beam coupled to an end of a swing arm of the actuator; a flexure supporting the slider and having a fixed end fixed to a surface of the load beam facing the disk and a free end disposed close to a leading end of the load beam; an extender extending from the free end of the flexure; and a limiter limiting a range of up and down vibrations of the extender.
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