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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Baek-ho Heo, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki-tag Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Baek-ho Heo, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki-tag Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A ramp to park a read/write head includes a fixed portion fixed to a base member of the hard disk drive, and a supporting portion to contact and support the tip-tab of the suspension assembly and includes an inclined rail surface and a horizontal rail surface which extend in a moving direction of the tip-tab, wherein a rail boundary between the inclined rail surface and the horizontal rail surface is inclined with respect to a lengthwise axis of the tip-tab. The rail boundary can be a straight line inclined at an angle with respect to the lengthwise axis of the tip-tab, or can be curved toward the horizontal rail surface or the inclined rail surface.