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AssigneesNHK Spring Co., Ltd., Toshiba Storage Device Corporation
InventorsKouichi Toukairin, Hirofumi Suzuki, Osamu Kajitani, Noriyuki Saito, Hideki Kashima, Tsukasa Higashi
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A suspension device including a flexure with conductors is provided with an anti-ESD section. The anti-ESD section includes a metal plate, a insulating layer, a first electrically conductive member formed of a pair of read conductors, a second electrically conductive member formed of a pair of write conductors, a heater conductor, semiconductive layers, etc. The semiconductive layers are grounded to the metal plate and electrically isolated from one another by an insulating portion.
A suspension device comprising a flexure with conductors to which a slider including a read element and a write element is attached and a load beam which supports the flexure, the flexure comprising:
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This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-248437, filed Sep. 13, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a suspension device for a hard disc drive apparatus (HDD) used in an information processing apparatus, such as a personal computer.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the general description given above and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a suspension device according to a first embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view showing a distal end portion of the suspension device shown in FIG. 1;
A suspension device according to a first embodiment of this invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
A suspension device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a base plate 11, a load beam 12, a hinge member 13, and a flexure 14 with conductors. The load beam 12 has a proximal portion 15 fixed to the hinge member 13 and a distal end portion 17. If necessary, a loading/unloading tab 16 is formed on the distal end portion 17. The base plate 11 is fixed to an arm of a carriage (not shown).
The flexure 14 extends along the load beam 12 axially (or longitudinally). A part of the flexure 14 is lapped on the load beam 12. The flexure 14 is fixed to the load beam 12 by fixing means such as laser welding. A rear part (flexure tail portion) 18 of the flexure 14 extends behind the base plate 11. A terminal area 19 is provided on an end portion of the flexure 14. The terminal area 19 is connected to an amplifier (not shown).