Flexure of suspension for hard disk drive and method of manufacturing the flexure

Abstract

A flexure of a suspension for a hard disk device according to one embodiment is a flexure overlaid on a load beam provided in the suspension of the hard disk device. The flexure includes a metal base having a first surface facing the load beam and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface. The metal base includes a first limiter and a second limiter, and a first opposing portion and a second opposing portion facing the first limiter and the second limiter, respectively. The first limiter and the second limiters have respective control portions inclined relative to a longitudinal direction of the metal base, which face the first opposing portion and the second opposing portion, respectively, with a gap therebetween in a thickness direction of the metal base.

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