Load beam suspension with two-position extended mounting plate

Disk drive suspension comprising a load beam supporting a flexure and a slider on one side, an actuator having a mounting hole, and a mounting plate having a boss mounted in said mounting bole such that said mounting plate is on the opposite side of said load beam from said flexure and slider, said mounting plate having a continued extent cantilevered from said actuator, said mounting plate continued extent defining first and second alternate openings for mounting said load beam to said actuator arm with said flexure and slider in operative association with a disk at a distance from said actuator greater than die length of said load beam.

Disk drive suspension comprising an assembly of an actuator having an opening and there beyond a terminus, a load beam, said load beam carrying a flexure and a slider on one side of said load beam, said slider being adapted to be supported in operative position opposite a disk, said load beam being of insufficient length to support said slider in said operative position when mounted on said actuator, and a mounting plate carrying said load beam and having a boss extending away from said one side of said load beam carrying said flexure and slider for mounting said plate to said actuator, said mounting plate having a continued extent beyond said actuator terminus, said mounting plate continued extent carrying said load beam, said mounting plate continued extent and load beam together having sufficient length to support said slider in its said operative position.