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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Takumi Karasawa, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Iwamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Sei Kawao, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoharu Imai, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NHK SPRING CO., LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4833 (2013.01); G06F 3/0676 (2013.01); G11B 5/4826 (2013.01); G11B 2220/2516 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disk drive suspension of the embodiments includes a load beam, and a flexure including a mounting portion on which a slider is mounted and overlapping with the load beam. The load beam includes a tab further extending than the mounting portion longitudinal direction of the load beam. The tab is shaped in an arc such that a central portion in a lateral direction protrudes with respect to both end portions in the lateral direction, in the load beam. Each of the both end portions includes a flat surface parallel to the lateral direction.