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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Hiroshi Okamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Uozumi, Isehara, JP;
Masao Hanya, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Fujiwara, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Shiigi, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Takikawa, Aiko-gun, JP;
Osamu Iriuchijima, Yokohama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A suspension for disc drive having a micro actuator mechanism comprises a base plate, a connecting plate having a hinge portion thinner than the base plate, a load beam provided with a flexure, a pair of actuator elements such as PZT, etc. The micro actuator mechanism includes a pivot portion formed between a pair of slits and support walls formed on the connecting plate. The actuator elements are provided individually on the opposite sides of the pivot portion. Each support wall is a bent portion that is formed by raising an edge portion of the connecting plate in the thickness direction of the main portion of the connecting plate.