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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Yasuji Takagi, Ebina, JP;
Koji Uozumi, Isehara, JP;
Masao Hanya, Yokohama, JP;
Noriyuki Saito, Aiko-gun, JP;
Yasuji Takagi, Ebina, JP;
Koji Uozumi, Isehara, JP;
Masao Hanya, Yokohama, JP;
Noriyuki Saito, Aiko-gun, JP;
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A suspension for disc drive comprises a base plate, a load beam attached to the base plate, and a flexure attached to the load beam. The load beam includes a rigid body portion, formed of a thick plate independent of the base plate, and a spring portion, formed of a spring member in the form of a thin sheet independent of the rigid body portion. The spring member connects the rigid body portion and the base plate. The spring member is thinner than the rigid body portion and has a lower spring constant. The spring portion is more flexible than the rigid body portion.