Disk drive suspension having first and second actuator mounting portions
AssigneeNHK Spring Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuhiko Nishida, Masao Hanya
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Abstract
A suspension includes a first actuator arrangement portion and a second actuator arrangement portion. The first actuator arrangement portion includes a load beam frame portion formed of a part of the load beam. Both ends of a first actuator element are supported by the load beam frame portion. The second actuator arrangement portion includes a second load beam frame portion formed of a part of the load beam and a thin plate frame portion formed of a metal base of a flexure. One end of the second actuator element is supported by the second load beam frame portion. The other end of the second actuator element is supported by the thin plate frame portion.
Claims9
A disk drive suspension comprising:
- a baseplate;
- a load beam fixed to the baseplate;
- a flexure provided along with the load beam;
- a first actuator arrangement portion on which a first actuator element is arranged;
- and
- a second actuator arrangement portion on which a second actuator element is arranged,
- wherein:
- the flexure comprises a metal base smaller in thickness than the load beam, and a wiring portion arranged along with the metal base,
- at least one of the first actuator arrangement portion and the second actuator arrangement portion comprises a thin plate frame portion formed of a part of the metal base of the flexure, the thin plate frame portion being arranged at a position not overlapping with the load beam to support the first actuator element or the second actuator element,
- the first actuator arrangement portion includes a first load beam frame portion formed of a part of the load beam and configured to support both ends of the first actuator element, and
- the second actuator arrangement portion includes a portion formed of a part of the thin plate frame portion and configured to support a first end of the second actuator element, and a second load beam frame portion formed of a part of the load beam and configured to support a second end of the second actuator element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.