Patent ID: 6172853
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A head suspension for supporting a head slider over a disk surface in a rigid disk drive, the head suspension being formed from a precursor structure including a load beam and a flexure, the load beam having a load portion at a distal end and an opening located within the load portion, the flexure being attached in a generally co-planar configuration to the load beam at the distal end, the flexure comprising a gimbal region adapted for pitch and roll motion, the gimbal region having a cantilever arm at least a portion of which is positioned adjacent to the opening in the load portion but not protruding through the opening nor overlapping the load beam when the flexure is attached to the load beam in the precursor structure, the head suspension comprising:a limiter comprising at least one bend in the cantilever arm forming a hook that lies in a plane that is not parallel to a plane of the flexure and protrudes through the opening of the load portion, the hook having a hook tip positioned over the load portion of the load beam in close proximity to a load point at which a load is transferred from the load portion to the flexure such that a portion of the load beam is constrained between the hook tip and the flexure to limit vertical displacement of the flexure relative to the load beam.