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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
May. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Kenichi Takikawa, Aiko-gun, JP;
Noriyuki Saito, Aiko-gun, JP;
Masao Hanya, Aiko-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension for disc drive has a base portion including a base plate, a load beam, a pair of hinge members, a wired flexure, etc. The wired flexure has a metal base and a wiring portion on the metal base. The hinge members are fixed overlapping the rear end portion of the load beam and the front end portion of the base plate. The wired flexure extends through a gap between the hinge members and ranges over the load beam and the base plate.