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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Jacob D. Bjorstrom, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Reid C. Danielson, Cokato, MN (US);
Eric O. Naatz, Litchfield, MN (US);
John A. Rickeman, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Jacob D. Bjorstrom, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Reid C. Danielson, Cokato, MN (US);
Eric O. Naatz, Litchfield, MN (US);
John A. Rickeman, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspension including a load beam, a flexure and a limiter for restricting the range of motion of the flexure with respect to the load beam. The load beam includes an aperture and an engaged portion adjacent to the aperture. The flexure, in an unformed state, includes a slider mounting region and a generally planar engagement structure extending from the slider mounting region. The engagement structure includes a tab portion extending from the slider mounting region and a hook portion extending from the tab portion. During a first forming operation the hook portion is bent around a tooling die to a ninety degree angle with respect to the tab portion. The flexure is then welded to the load beam with the hook portion extending into the aperture. During a second forming operation the tab portion is bent around a tooling die to a ninety degree angle with respect to the slider mounting region. The second forming operation causes the hook to extend over the engaged portion of the load beam. The first and second forming operations can be performed with tooling moving only in a z-direction.