Suspension for disc drive

Details Suspension for disc drive Suspension for disc drive

1998-07-09

2000-04-04

Cao, Allen T.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Drum record

G11B 548

Patent

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060468874

ABSTRACT:
A suspension comprises a load beam made of a thin metal plate, a flexure made of a thinner metal plate than this load beam and fixed to the load beam, and a wiring portion. The flexure includes a tongue, and a pair of outrigger portions positioned at both sides of the tongue. A slider is provided on the tongue. The wiring portion includes an electrical insulating resin layer provided on the flexure, and an electrical conductive layer laminated on this electrical insulating resin layer. The wiring portion further includes a middle flexible part along the outrigger portions. This middle flexible part is separated from the tongue and outrigger portions, and is in a suspended state in a slit between the tongue and outrigger portions.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5862010 (1999-01-01), Simmons et al.
patent: 5914834 (1999-06-01), Gustafson
patent: 5943191 (1999-08-01), Giere et al.

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