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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2024
Applicant:

Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);

Inventor:

Kuen Chee Ee, Chino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4833 (2013.01); G11B 5/483 (2015.09);
Abstract

A head gimbal assembly includes a gimbal, a circuit, a slider, a first PCT actuator, and a second PZT actuator. The gimbal includes a base portion and a tongue that are connected by a neck portion, wherein the base portion includes a first opening located adjacent the neck portion such that the base portion is connected to the neck portion by a pair of first connecting struts, and the tongue includes a second opening located adjacent the neck portion such that the tongue is connected to the neck portion by a pair of second connecting struts. The circuit is mounted on the gimbal. The slider is mounted on the tongue, and electrically connected to the circuit. The first PZT actuator and the second PZT actuator are mounted to the head gimbal assembly and electrically connected to the circuit, for displacing the tongue relative to the base portion.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ee, Kuen. (2026). Flexible head gimbal assembly for hard disk drive device (U.S. Patent No. 12749502). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12749502

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