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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuji Takagi, Ebina, JP;
Masao Hanya, Yokohama, JP;
Osamu Iriuchijima, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Fujiwara, Yokohama, JP;
Ryozo Oomoto, Aiko-gun, JP;
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/116 ; G11B 5/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/116 ; G11B 5/48 ;
Abstract
In a suspension comprising a base portion, beam portion, and a hinge member connecting the base portion and the beam portion to each other, a hole for lowering the stiffness of a region of the beam portion near the hinge member is formed in that region. A cover portion closes the opening of the hole.