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US 10,991,388 · App. 17/073,500 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Suspension for disk device having a damper member for suppressing wobble of a flexure

Inventor: Yukie Yamada (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
G11B5/4833G11B5/4826G11B5/5582
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Patent No.
US 10,991,388
App. No.
17/073,500
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A suspension for a disk device includes a load beam, a flexure and first and second damper members. The load beam includes a first surface, a second surface and first and second openings. The flexure includes first and second outriggers. The first outrigger includes a first branch portion through the first opening, a distal end thereof being interposed between the second surface and the first damper member. The second outrigger includes a second branch portion through the second opening, a distal end thereof being interposed between the second surface and the second damper member.

Claims (31)

1. A suspension for a disk device, the suspension comprising:

a load beam comprising a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, and a first opening and a second opening which penetrate from the first surface through to the second surface;

a flexure comprising a tongue disposed along the first surface, on which a slider is mounted, and a first outrigger and a second outrigger disposed on respective outer sides of the tongue along a width direction thereof; and

a first damper member and a second damper member, which are attached to the second surface,

wherein:

the first outrigger comprises a first arm disposed on a first surface side, and a first branch portion extending from the first arm through the first opening, a distal end of the first branch portion being interposed between the second surface and the first damper member, and

the second outrigger comprises a second arm disposed on the first surface side, and a second branch portion extending from the second arm through the second opening, a distal end of the second branch portion being interposed between the second surface and the second damper member.

2. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein:

the first damper member at least partially closes the first opening and is attached on the second surface at a periphery of the first opening, and

the second damper member at least partially closes the second opening and is attached on the second surface at a periphery of the second opening.

3. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein:

the first arm comprises a first bent portion overlapping the first opening,

the second arm comprises a second bent portion overlapping the second opening,

the first branch portion extends from the first bent portion, and

the second branch portion extends from the second bent portion.

4. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the first branch portion and the second branch portion each extend in a direction crossing both a longitudinal direction and a width direction of the load beam.

5. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the first branch portion and the second branch portion each extend parallel to a longitudinal direction of the load beam.

6. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein:

the first branch portion comprises a pair of first branch portions which extend from the first arm in directions different from each other, and

the second branch portion comprises a pair of second branch portions which extend from the second arm in directions different from each other.

7. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein:

the first opening comprises an inner wall including a first protrusion projecting towards the first branch portion inserted through the first opening, and

the second opening comprises an inner wall including a second protrusion projecting towards the second branch portion inserted through the second opening.

8. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein:

the first arm comprises a first arm opening at least partially overlapping the first opening,

the second arm comprises a second arm opening at least partially overlapping the second opening,

the first branch portion extends inwards in the first arm opening, and

the second branch portion extends inwards in the second arm opening.

9. The suspension of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first insulating layer disposed between the distal end of the first branch portion and the second surface; and

a second insulating layer disposed between the distal end of the second branch portion and the second surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: YAMADA, YUKIE
To: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054091/0235 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-206378 · Nov 14, 2019 · national
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