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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Martin John Mccaslin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Khampon Sittipongpanich, Bangkok, TH;
Sitthipong Footrakul, Nontaburi, TH;
Visit Thaveeprungsriporn, Bangkok, TH;
Martin John McCaslin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Khampon Sittipongpanich, Bangkok, TH;
Sitthipong Footrakul, Nontaburi, TH;
Visit Thaveeprungsriporn, Bangkok, TH;
Magnecomp Corporation, Murietta, CA (US);
Abstract
A suspension assembly for a hard disk drive includes at least two spring extensions that couple to a proximal portion of a load beam. These spring extensions are disposed by a vertical offset and couple to the load beam on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis of the load beam. The method for operating a disk drive apparatus includes following by a suspension assembly from a reference position to a second position a vertical movement of a rotating disk. The suspension assembly is predisposed to move from the reference position to the second position by the vertical offset. A read/write head coupled to the suspension assembly is in closer alignment to a selected track during the vertical movement in the second position than if the first and second spring extensions were disposed to be co-planar.