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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Takaaki Deguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kouno, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeshi Chawanya, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Deguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kouno, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeshi Chawanya, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A hard disk drive including a housing, at least one disk mounted to the housing, an actuator mounted to the housing and being movable relative to the at least one disk, a conductive component support coupled with the actuator and extending the first surface, the conductive component support having a support wall attaching the conductive component support to the actuator, and a boss coupled with a first surface of the actuator and the support wall, the boss having a first end facing a flat coil side of the actuator and a second end facing a head gimbal assembly side of the actuator, wherein the first end extends further toward the flat coil side than the conductive component entrance portion of the conductive component support such that a portion of the boss overlaps a portion of the conductive component support.