US 6,388,843 B1Granted

Suspension for disc drive

AssigneeNHK Spring Co., Ltd.

InventorsYasuji Takagi, Koji Uozumi, Akihiro Takei, Jyun Soga, Kenichi Takigawa

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Abstract

A suspension for disc drive having a load beam and a flexure is provided with a limiter mechanism for regulating the movement of the flexure. The flexure includes a tongue portion provided with a magnetic head slider and a pair of outrigger portions situated individually on the opposite sides of the tongue portion. The limiter mechanism is provided with a nipping portion that is formed by bending part of the load beam. The nipping portion includes a first checking portion facing one surface of the flexure across a gap, a connecting portion situated ahead of the flexure, and a second checking portion extending rearward from the connecting portion and facing the other surface of the flexure across a gap.

Claims1

Dependent claims

A suspension for disc drive, comprising:

a flexure including a tongue portion for mounting a magnetic head slider;
a load beam for supporting the flexure;
and
a limiter mechanism for regulating movement of the flexure, the limiter mechanism including checking portions facing an end portion of the flexure;
wherein a gap is preserved in a thickness direction of the flexure;
wherein the checking portions comprise a pair of first checking portions extending forward from a distal end portion of the load beam in a longitudinal direction of the load beam, and a pair of second checking portions extending rearward from a distal end of the flexure;
wherein the limiter mechanism further includes connecting portions respectively connecting the first and second checking portions;
and
wherein the connecting portions are provided forward of the distal end of the flexure, and the second checking portions individually extend rearward from the connecting portions in the longitudinal direction of the load beam.

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