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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Applicant:
Hideki Fuchino, Chigasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Hideki Fuchino, Chigasaki, JP;
Assignee:
NKH Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension is provided with a load beam and a flexure including a tongue on which a slider is mounted. A limiter is formed by cutting and raising a part of the tongue. The limiter includes a bent portion and arm. The tongue has an opening that is left after the limiter is cut and raised. The opening and limiter are formed along a center line of the tongue. A distal end of the dimple is in contact with a back surface of the slider through the opening.