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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Chul-woo Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong-gyu Chae, Daegu Metropolitan, KR;
Jae-myung Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki-tag Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang-chul Shin, Osan-si, KR;
Woo-cheol Jeong, Anyang-si, KR;
Chul-woo Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong-gyu Chae, Daegu Metropolitan, KR;
Jae-myung Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki-tag Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang-chul Shin, Osan-si, KR;
Woo-cheol Jeong, Anyang-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An HGA protecting method and member and method of implementing the protecting method and member in a hard disk drive. The HGA includes an actuator, at least one pair of suspensions coupled to the actuator, a flexure having a stationary end fixed to each of the suspensions and a free end, and a slider attached between the stationary end and the free end of the flexure. The HGA protecting member may include a finger restricting excessive movement of the suspension. The finger may further have a flexure supporting portion supporting the free end of the flexure. The HGA protecting member may also be a removable assembly that may be removed after the HGA after assembly of the hard disk drive is complete.