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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2002
Shane J. Van Sloun, Waconia, MN (US);
Mark R. Christianson, Darwin, MN (US);
Stevenson J. Marek, Hutchinson, MN (US);
James R. Mahoney, Stewart, MN (US);
Mark A. Schmidt, Darwin, MN (US);
Brandon K. Fraser, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Jeffry S. Bennin, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology, Inc., Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A head suspension assembly in a rigid disk drive having a load beam with a mounting region, a rigid region and a spring region located between the mounting region and rigid region. The mounting region includes an integral boss tower having attachment features. A method of making a multi-piece head suspension for a rigid disk drive is also disclosed. The method includes providing a first layer including a mounting region with an integral boss tower attached to a stiffener by one or more positioning tabs; attaching a second layer including a spring region to an interface between the mounting region and the stiffener; attaching a flexure to the stiffener; and removing the positioning tabs. The flexure can optionally be a portion of the second layer.