Actuator joint with non-straight edge
US-11948610-B2 · Apr 2, 2024 · US
Disk drive suspension
US8964334B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8964334-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313929619-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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A slider and a pair of microactuator elements are disposed on a gimbal portion of a flexure. The gimbal portion comprises a first tongue portion, a second tongue portion, and a hinge portion. A trailing-side portion of the slider is secured to the second tongue portion. A leading-side portion of the slider is movable relative to the first tongue portion. A conductive circuit portion comprises a conductor connected to an element of the slider and a conductor connected to electrodes of microactuator elements. The conductive circuit portion comprises a first wiring pattern portion disposed inside microactuator elements and a second wiring pattern portion extending rearwardly relative to the gimbal portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A disk drive suspension which comprises a load beam and a flexure comprising a stationary part secured to the load beam and a gimbal portion on which a slider is mounted, the gimbal portion comprising a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, the slider being mounted on the second surface, and the disk drive suspension further comprising: a pair of microactuator elements, each of the pair of microactuator elements being dis…
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Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8964334B2 cover?
- A slider and a pair of microactuator elements are disposed on a gimbal portion of a flexure. The gimbal portion comprises a first tongue portion, a second tongue portion, and a hinge portion. A trailing-side portion of the slider is secured to the second tongue portion. A leading-side portion of the slider is movable relative to the first tongue portion. A conductive circuit portion comprises a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nhk Spring Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G11B5/4826. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).