Nhk Spring Co., Ltd.

Ryouzou Ohmoto

Hideki Kashima

Kazuhiko Ohtake

A head suspension for a disk drive has a base plate () to be attached to a carriage of the disk drive and a load beam () consisting of a rigid part () and a resilient part (), to apply load onto a slider. The rigid part and resilient part are separately formed. The rigid part is joined to a first side () of the resilient part. The suspension also has a reinforcing plate () to hold and fix a second side () of the resilient part between the reinforcing plate and the base plate. The base plate stably and resiliently supports the load beam. This suspension satisfies required characteristics.

Method of manufacturing head suspension for disk drive

A head suspension for a disk drive has a base plate ( ) to be attached to a carriage of the disk drive and a load beam ( ) consisting of a rigid part ( ) and a resilient part ( ), to apply load onto a slider. The rigid part and resilient part are separately formed. The rigid part is joined to a first side ( ) of the resilient part. The suspension also has a reinforcing plate ( ) to hold and fix a second side ( ) of the resilient part between the reinforcing plate and the base plate. The base plate stably and resiliently supports the load beam. This suspension satisfies required characteristics.

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Ryouzou Ohmoto