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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Haesung Kwon, San Jose, CA (US);
Hyung Jai Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Haesung Kwon, San Jose, CA (US);
Hyung Jai Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This application discloses a hard disk drive, a head stack assembly, and a head gimbal assembly, each including a micro-actuator hinge configured to position a slider over a rotating disk surface with greater stroke sensitivity while reducing bending perpendicular to the disk surface. The micro-actuator hinge includes at least one micro-actuator, a hinge plate and at least one hinge plate cover, with the micro-actuator including a first region and a second region, each coupled between the hinge plate and the hinge plate cover.