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US 2006/0039084 A1Published application
Disc drive suspension
AssigneeNHK Spring Co., Ltd.
InventorHideki Kashima
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Abstract
In a disc drive suspension having a load beam and a flexure lapped on the load beam, the load beam and the flexure are fixed to each other by a laser weld. The load beam has an insular region including the laser weld of the load beam and a partially etched portion formed around the insular region. The partially etched portion is thinner than the insular region. The etched portion is formed around the whole circumference of the insular region.
Claims7
A disc drive suspension having a load beam and a flexure lapped on the load beam, comprising:
- a laser weld which fixes the load beam and the flexure to each other by laser spot welding;
- an insular region including the laser weld of the load beam;
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- a partially etched portion formed around the insular region of the load beam and thinner than the insular region.
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