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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Qinghua Zeng, Fremont, CA (US);
Toshiki Hirano, San Jose, CA (US);
Tzong-Shii S. Pan, San Jose, CA (US);
Francis C. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a suspension for use with heads that are positioned upstream of the actuator arm in a disk drive. The suspension includes a motion limiter to limit displacement both away from the load beam and towards the flexure proximal end. The suspension also includes traces with connections located on the proximal end of the gimbaled region of the flexure for making electrical contact with a head on a slider.