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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Ryan D. Kariniemi, Cokato, MN (US);
Patrick R. Lalonde, Waite Park, MN (US);
Ryan B. Sefkow, Spring Park, MN (US);
Ryan D. Kariniemi, Cokato, MN (US);
Patrick R. LaLonde, Waite Park, MN (US);
Ryan B. Sefkow, Spring Park, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A multi-piece head suspension assembly is manufactured from a semi-finished suspension product. The semi-finished suspension product includes a load beam having two side edges, a distal end, and a proximal end opposite the distal end. The semi-finished suspension product also includes a beam carrier strip connected to the proximal end by one or more tabs. Each tab includes a detaching region that has a lower shear strength than other regions of the tab. Rails are formed on the side edges of the load beam, and the semi-finished suspension product is attached to a hinge assembly at the proximal end of the load beam. A shear load is applied to the one or more tabs to cause the one or more tabs to fracture at the detaching region.