Suspension assembly and disk drive
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
InventorKazuhiro Furutani
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate, a wiring member provided on the support plate and including a head-mount surface, and a support protrusion which includes a first area having a first height and a second area having a second height smaller than the first height, and a magnetic head including a slider having a placement surface and a medium-facing surface opposed to the placement surface and a head portion provided at the slider, the placement surface being placed on the support protrusion and fixed on the head-mount surface, the medium-facing surface being tilted with respect to the head-mount surface such that a side on the second area is lower than a side on the second area.
Claims15
A suspension assembly comprising:
- a support plate with a dimple;
- a wiring member provided on the support plate and including a support portion having a back surface facing the dimple and a head-mount surface opposite to the back surface, and one or more support protrusions provided on the head-mount surface and including a first area having a first height and a second area having a second height smaller than the first height;
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- a magnetic head including a slider having a placement surface and a medium-facing surface opposed to the placement surface and a head portion provided at the slider, the placement surface being placed on the one or more support protrusions and fixed on the head-mount surface with an adhesive provided between the placement surface and the head-mount surface, the medium-facing surface being tilted with respect to the head-mount surface such that a side on the second area is lower than a side on the first area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.