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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Koichiro Ohba, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Bitoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiyuki Hachiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Kamezawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichi Myokan, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A carriage arm and a hard disk drive unit including the carriage arm, where the carriage arm includes a head slider mounting part and a voice coil attachment part integrally formed with each other by a metal plate being press punched so that the head slider mounting part and the voice coil attachment part are arranged opposite to each other with respect to a rotational axis of the carriage arm. Additionally, the head slider mounting part defines a first plane and the voice coil attachment part defines a second plane that is different from the first plane, and where the head slider mounting part and the voice coil attachment part are connected to each other by a bent portion.