Suspension with strengthening plate, head gimbal assembly,...

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2006-09-11

2010-06-08

Miller, Brian E (Department: 2627)

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Head mounting

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C360S245900, C360S294300

Reexamination Certificate

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07733607

ABSTRACT:
A suspension for a HGA includes a base plate, a flexure having a suspension tongue for holding a slider, a load beam, and a hinge that are assembled together; wherein a strengthening plate is formed on the suspension tongue to increase stiffness of the suspension tongue. So the invention enable the use of the suspension with lower pitch and roll stiffness while preventing the suspension deformation. This ensures the slider mounted on the suspension have a good flying performance. The invention also discloses a HGA with such a suspension and a disk drive unit having such an HGA.

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