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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NHK SPRING CO., LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4833 (2013.01); G11B 5/486 (2013.01); G11B 5/4826 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexure is provided along a first surface of a load beam. The flexure includes a tongue on which a slider is mounted, a first outrigger arm, and a second outrigger arm. A first damping member is provided in a first outrigger root portion. The first damping member adheres to both the load beam and the first outrigger root portion in a first aperture portion including a first aperture formed in the load beam. A second damping member is provided in a second outrigger root portion. The second damping member adheres to both the load beam and the second outrigger root portion in a second aperture portion including a second aperture.