Gimbal design for hard disk drive device

A suspension assembly comprising:

• a baseplate;
• a load beam connected to the baseplate by a hinge;
• a gimbal mounted to the load beam, wherein the gimbal comprises a base portion and a tongue that are joined together by a neck portion;
• a circuit mounted on the gimbal;
• a slider mounted on the tongue, and electrically connected to the circuit;
• a first PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a first bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a second bonding site of the circuit;
• and
• a second PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a third bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a fourth bonding site of the circuit;
• wherein the first and third bonding sites do not overlap with and are not directly supported by the base portion, wherein a set of cutouts are formed in the base portion at the first bonding site and the third bonding site to remove a portion of the base portion disposed under the first bonding site and the third bonding site;
• wherein the second and fourth bonding sites overlap with and are directly supported by the tongue.

A head gimbal assembly comprising:

• a gimbal having a base portion and a tongue that are joined together by a neck portion, and being configured to receive a circuit;
• the tongue being configured to receive a slider and the slider being electrically connected the circuit;
• a first PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a first bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a second bonding site of the circuit;
• and
• a second PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a third bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a fourth bonding site of the circuit;
• wherein the first and third bonding sites do not overlap with and are not directly supported by the base portion, wherein a set of cutouts are formed in the base portion at the first bonding site and the third bonding site to remove a portion of the base portion disposed under the first bonding site and the third bonding site;
• wherein the second and fourth bonding sites overlap with and are directly supported by the tongue.

A suspension assembly comprising:

• a baseplate;
• a load beam connected to the baseplate by a hinge;
• a gimbal mounted to the load beam, wherein the gimbal comprises a base portion and a tongue that are joined together by a neck portion, and being configured to receive a circuit;
• the tongue being configured to receive a slider and the slider being electrically connected the circuit;
• a first PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a first bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a second bonding site of the circuit;
• and
• a second PZT actuator having a proximal end mounted on a third bonding site of the circuit and a distal end mounted on a fourth bonding site of the circuit;
• wherein the first and third bonding sites do not overlap with and are not directly supported by the base portion, wherein a set of cutouts are formed in the base portion at the first bonding site and the third bonding site to remove a portion of the base portion disposed under the first bonding site and the third bonding site;
• wherein the second and fourth bonding sites overlap with and are directly supported by the tongue.