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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2003
Michael W. Davis, Rockford, MN (US);
Wade A. Linnertz, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Raymond R. Wolter, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Robert B. Evans, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Todd A. Krinke, Rockford, MN (US);
Yiduo Zhang, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael W. Davis, Rockford, MN (US);
Wade A. Linnertz, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Raymond R. Wolter, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Robert B. Evans, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Todd A. Krinke, Rockford, MN (US);
Yiduo Zhang, Plymouth, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A head suspension for a reverse flow disk drive. The head suspension includes a load beam having a mounting region at a proximal end, a rigid region at a distal end and a spring region between the mounting region and the rigid region. A flexure is mounted on the distal end of the rigid region. A slider is mounted on the flexure. The slider has a proximal end closest to the proximal end of the load beam, wherein the spring region, the rigid region, the flexure and the slider comprise an active portion. One or more read/write heads are located on the proximal end of the slider. A plurality of electrical traces extend along the head suspension to the proximal end of the slider. At least one airflow attenuator is provided that creates a region of reduced airflow velocity proximate at least a portion of the active portion. An actuator assembly and to a reverse flow disk drive are also disclosed.