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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
Cornel Ciurea, Murrieta, CA (US);
Robert Golightly, Perris, CA (US);
Koji Iwamoto, Temecula, CA (US);
Cornel Ciurea, Murrieta, CA (US);
Robert Golightly, Perris, CA (US);
Koji Iwamoto, Temecula, CA (US);
Magnecomp Corporation, Temecula, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive suspension assembly employing an offset limiter for allowing bending of a flexure with respect to a load beam after joining the two. The assembly comprises a baseplate, a load beam and a flexure, the load beam including one or more engagement surfaces, and the flexure including a U-shaped limiter. The U-shaped limiter includes two substantially parallel legs and a distal end. The distal end includes a portion offset from the plane defined by the two legs. The offset portion increases the clearance between the distal end and the engagement surfaces and eliminates the interference therebetween during the bending of the U-shaped limiter.