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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Tsukasa Higashi, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Ogawa, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Tsukasa Higashi, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Ogawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/21 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension for a disc drive includes a base plate, a load beam, and a flexure. The flexure includes a metal base member and a circuit member disposed along the metal base member. The circuit member extends along the load beam. The circuit member includes a resin base member formed of a first polyimide, conductors, and a resin cover member formed of a second polyimide. The resin cover member is lower than the resin base member in humidity expansion coefficient.