Disk Record Patents (Class 360/294)
  • Publication number: 20010043443
    Abstract: A suspension for disc drive having a micro actuator mechanism comprises a base plate, a connecting plate having a hinge portion thinner than the base plate, a load beam provided with a flexure, a pair of actuator elements such as PZT, etc. The micro actuator mechanism includes a pivot portion formed between a pair of slits and support walls formed on the connecting plate. The actuator elements are provided individually on the opposite sides of the pivot portion. Each support wall is a bent portion that is formed by raising an edge portion of the connecting plate in the thickness direction of the main portion of the connecting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okamoto, Koji Uozumi, Masao Hanya, Tetsuya Fujiwara, Toshio Shiigi, Kenichi Takikawa, Osamu Iriuchijima