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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
Gary J. Berscheit, Watertown, MN (US);
Joel B. Douglas, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Shawn P. Henze, Delano, MN (US);
Ryan D. Kariniemi, Cokato, MN (US);
Mark M. Kiviahde, Buffalo, MN (US);
Duane A. Lundin, Litchfield, MN (US);
Gary J. Berscheit, Watertown, MN (US);
Joel B. Douglas, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Shawn P. Henze, Delano, MN (US);
Ryan D. Kariniemi, Cokato, MN (US);
Mark M. Kiviahde, Buffalo, MN (US);
Duane A. Lundin, Litchfield, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A disk drive head suspension, including a load beam formed from one or more layers of material, and a flexure mounted to the load beam. The load beam has an offset aperture and stiffening rails, and is characterized by a Z-height dimension between the one or more layers of material and the free end edges of the stiffening rails. The flexure has a slider-receiving region extending at least partially through the offset aperture and located within the Z-height dimension of the load beam. A load point structure is provided on the load beam and/or the flexure for restraining movement of the slider receiving region and for permitting slider-receiving region to pivot in under aerodynamic forces.