High bandwidth and mechanical strength between a disk drive flexible circuit and a read write head suspension
View Patent ↗A base layer for a suspension. The base layer includes a structure. The structure has a slider end portion and a tail portion. The structure includes an opening in the tail portion. The opening provides access to a conductive assembly coupleable there with. The structure also includes a strengthening member integrated within said opening.
1. A suspension for a disk drive and comprising:
a structure layer having an end and an opposite end;
a layer coupled to said structure layer;
a conductor layer interposed between said structure layer and said layer;
an opening in said structure layer, said opening disposed within said opposite end, said opening access to said conductor layer; and
a strengthening member disposed in said opening.
2. The suspension as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
a dielectric layer interposed between said structure layer and said conductor layer.
3. The suspension as recited in claim 1 wherein said opening further comprises:
two or more opening portions.
4. The suspension as recited in claim 3 wherein said strengthening member is integrated between each of said two or more opening portions.
5. The suspension as recited in claim 3 wherein said structure layer is fabricated of stainless steel.
6. A disk drive comprising:
a housing;
a disk pack mounted to the housing and having at least one disk that is/are rotatable relative to the housing, the disk pack defining an axis of rotation and a radial direction relative to the axis;
an actuator mounted to the housing and being movable relative to the disk pack, the actuator having one or more arms extending there from; and
an electrical lead suspension, said electrical lead suspension (ELS) having a read/write head coupled therewith; said ELS comprising:
a structure layer having an end and an opposite end;
a layer coupled to said structure layer;
a conductor layer interposed between said structure layer and said layer;
an opening in said structure layer, said opening disposed within said opposite end, said opening access to said conductor layer; and
a strengthening member disposed in said opening.
7. The disk drive as recited in claim 6 wherein said opening further comprises:
a plurality of opening portions, said plurality numbering more that two.
8. The disk drive as recited in claim 7 wherein said strengthening member is interwoven within said plurality of opening portions.
9. The disk drive as recited in claim 6 wherein said structure layer is stainless steel.