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Disk drive gimbal having a stable pitch static attitude and related method of manufacture

US8085506B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Magnecomp Corporation · US

Inventors

Kuen Chee Ee · Chino, US
Christopher Dunn · Temecula, US
Keith A. Vanderlee · Austin, US
Peter Hahn · Bangkok, TH

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2007
Grant date	Dec 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B5/486
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gimbal, a disk drive suspension that includes the gimbal, and a related method of manufacture, wherein the gimbal is configured to be coupled between a disk drive slider and a disk drive load beam. The gimbal includes a strut having a buss and a projection that is coupled to the buss. A combination of the projection and the buss define a gap.

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