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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2024
Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);
Kuen Chee Ee, Chino, CA (US);
Long Zhang, Winchester, CA (US);
David Glaess, Bangkok, TH;
Treesoon Kotchaplayuk, Wangnoi, TH;
Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);
Abstract
A head gimbal assembly includes a gimbal having a base portion and a tongue that are joined together by a neck portion, a circuit mounted on the gimbal, a slider mounted on the tongue and electrically connected to the circuit, a first PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a first bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a second bonding site of the circuit, and a second PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a third bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a fourth bonding site of the circuit. The first and third bonding sites do not overlap with and are not directly supported by the base portion. The second and fourth bonding sites overlap with and are directly supported by the tongue.