Suspension assembly having a microactuator grounded to a flexure
US9230580B1 · kind B1 · utility
1Cited by
184References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/5552
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a suspension assembly for a disk drive that includes: a mounting plate having a through-hole; a microactuator mounted on the mounting plate; a flexure attached to the mounting plate, the flexure including a trace layer that includes a ground trace; and a conductive epoxy bonded to the microactuator extending through the through-hole to bond to the flexure, wherein the epoxy extends to the ground trace of the flexure such that the microactuator is grounded to the flexure.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.