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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Rick Drape, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Duane A. Lundin, Litchfield, MN (US);
Inventors:
Rick Drape, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Duane A. Lundin, Litchfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A load beam or load beam component for a disk drive suspension assembly having a rigid region with concurrently formed side rails and sag region. The side rails have a plurality of segments with a smooth transition between segments. The side rails can have at least one segment with an arcuate shape. A method of forming the load beam or load beam component includes providing a metal forming tool and operating the tool to form the side rails and sag region concurrently.