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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Arai, Aiko-gun, JP;
Futa Sasaki, Aiko-gun, JP;
NHK SPRING CO., LTD., Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A tail pad portion is provided in a flexure tail including a metal base and a conductive circuit portion. Tail terminals are arranged in the tail pad portion. The metal base is made of stainless steel, and includes a frame structure having a first frame and a second frame. An opening is formed between the first and second frames. The tail terminals are arranged parallel to each other between the first and second frames. A bridge portion is provided between the first and second frames. The bridge portion is constituted of at least one conductive bridge member, and arranged at a position which does not overlap the tail terminals. One end of the bridge member is connected to the first frame, and the other end of the bridge member is connected to the second frame.