Suspension and head assembly
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsHaruhide Takahashi, Shigeo Nakamura, Hideaki Tanaka
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved suspension and head assembly. One exemplary suspension comprises an arm configured to be held by a positioning mechanism. A first load beam is coupled to the arm. A first flexure is coupled to the first load beam. The suspension comprises a first load bending portion and a second load bending portion. The head assemblies of the present invention can include a suspension that can carry a first slider and a second slider. The first slider can reproduce information of a medium.
Claims28
A suspension comprising:
- an arm configured to be held by a positioning mechanism;
- a first load beam which is coupled to the arm;
- and
- a first flexure coupled to the first load beam,
- wherein the suspension comprises a first load bending portion and a second load bending portion between the arm and the first flexure.
A head assembly comprising:
- an arm configured to be held by a positioning mechanism;
- a first load beam which is coupled to the arm;
- a first slider having a transducer that reproduces information from a medium, the first slider being coupled to the first load beam;
- and
- a second slider positioned between the first slider and the positioning mechanism,
- wherein the head assembly comprises a first load bending portion between the first slider and the second slider and applies a first load to the first slider, and a second load bending portion between the second slider and the arm and applies a second load to the second slider.
A head assembly comprising:
- an arm configured to be held by a positioning mechanism;
- a first load beam which is coupled to the arm;
- a first slider having a transducer that reproduces information from a medium, the first slider being coupled to the first load beam;
- and
- a second slider positioned between the first slider and the positioning mechanism,
- wherein the head assembly comprises a first load bending portion and a second load bending portion, wherein the first load bending portion and the second load bending portion are between the arm and the first slider.
A suspension comprising:
- an arm configured to be held by a positioning mechanism;
- a first load beam which is coupled to the arm;
- and
- a first flexure having a first gimbal and coupled to the first load beam,
- wherein the first load beam and first flexure comprise a first flange and a second flange, wherein the first flange is bent away from the first gimbal side of the suspension and second flange is bent toward the first gimbal side of the suspension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.