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Suspension assembly, magnetic head suspension assembly, and disk device having the same

US9830938B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2017
Grant dateNov 28, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4853
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A suspension assembly includes a support plate, a wiring member, and a driving element. The wiring member includes a metal plate, an insulating layer, and a conductive layer. The metal plate includes a base end plate, a support portion on a projection portion formed on the support plate, and a pair of link portions which connect the base endplate to the support portion. The insulating layer includes a first end portion on the support portion, and a pair of bridge portions which are respectively provided in parallel with the link portions and extend from a second end portion that is on the base end plate to the first end portion. The driving element deforms in response to a voltage applied thereto to move the support portion. Each link portion includes a bent portion at a location of a straight line passing through a central region of the driving element.

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