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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1996
Akihiko Aoyagi, Fujisawa, JP;
Hiroyasu Tsuchida, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuo Nakamoto, Sagamihara, JP;
Hitoshi Tsujino, Fujisawa, JP;
Shingo Tsuda, Yokohama, JP;
Mutsuro Ohta, Ebina, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In attaching a load beam to a carriage, the swage attachment is used between the carriage and a mountplate, while the load beam is attached to the mountplate by welding and other binding means, to create a structure in which the load beam does not come into direct contact with the swage part, so that a structure is obtained in which the load beam is hardly subject to deformation or other direct influences from the swage operation. In addition, by forming the attaching plate side of the load beam to envelope a carriage, or by extending both sides of the load beam from the central portion in the longitudinal direction toward the carriage, a structure improved in the stability of load beam attachment is obtained.