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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2004
Hiroyasu Tsuchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Tsujino, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., AZ Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a suspension assembly offering large peel stiffness, small pitch stiffness and small roll stiffness. In one embodiment, the suspension assembly includes a load beam and a flexure. The flexure is connected to the load beam at a first fixing pointand a second fixing point. The flexure is provided with a first loop spring structure including a pair of supporting armsand a pair of strip-shaped main arms. In addition, the flexure is provided with a second loop spring structure including a pair of supporting arms and a pair of strip-shaped auxiliary armshaving a path length longer than that of the main arms. The flexure is further provided with a flexure tonguesupported by a pair of tongue supports. The loop spring structure composed of the main arms dominantly gives the flexure tongue stiffness.