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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/596 (2006.01); G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/025 (2013.01); G11B 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hard disk drive (HDD) includes a suspension connected to a stack arm. The suspension includes a mount plate, a hinge, a load beam, and a circuit. The mount plate includes a bottom surface facing a disk and an ear portion extending from a side edge of the mount plate. The bottom surface includes a planar region, a first indented region vertically recessed relative to the planar region, and a second indented region located at the ear portion and vertically recessed relative to the planar region. The load beam terminates in a load beam hinge is connected to the first indented region. The circuit extends along the first and second indented regions.