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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yukie Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Ueda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NHK SPRING CO., LTD., Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 21/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4833 (2013.01); G11B 5/484 (2013.01); G11B 5/4826 (2013.01); G11B 5/4846 (2013.01); G11B 5/4853 (2013.01); G11B 21/21 (2013.01); G11B 5/483 (2015.09); G11B 5/486 (2013.01); G11B 5/4873 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexure includes a metal base, a circuit member, and an actuator. The circuit member includes a base insulating layer, a conductor layer, and a cover insulating layer. The conductor layer includes a second pad, and a reference hole, which is an example of a portion to be protected, in a tongue portion. A second end portion of the actuator is fixed to the second pad via an adhesive. The circuit member includes a wall portion. The wall portion is formed between the second pad and the reference hole. A height of the wall portion is greater than a height of the second pad.