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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Hideki Kashima, Yokohama, JP;
Ryouzou Ohmoto, Kanazawa-Ku, JP;
Kazuhiko Ohtake, Kanazawa-Ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A head suspension for a disk drive has a base plate () to be attached to a carriage of the disk drive and a load beam () consisting of a rigid part () and a resilient part (), to apply load onto a slider. The rigid part and resilient part are separately formed. The rigid part is joined to a first side () of the resilient part. The suspension also has a reinforcing plate () to hold and fix a second side () of the resilient part between the reinforcing plate and the base plate. The base plate stably and resiliently supports the load beam. This suspension satisfies required characteristics.