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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2010
Masao Hanya, Aikoh-gun, JP;
Toshiki Ando, Aikoh-gun, JP;
Masao Hanya, Aikoh-gun, JP;
Toshiki Ando, Aikoh-gun, JP;
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A head suspension has a base plate, a load beam, and a piezoelectric element that is centrally located and deforms in response to applied power to precisely move a front end of the load beam. The head suspension includes an opening formed in the base plate to receive the piezoelectric element and a support member joined with the base plate, partly protruding into the opening, and configured to support an electrode of the piezoelectric element. The support member includes a pair of integral supports to support the electrode, and a pair of integral support links to connect the supports to each other outside the piezoelectric element.