Patent ID: 8964334
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
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 disposed on a respective side of the slider and comprising a first end portion and a second end portion, and the microactuator elements being mounted to the second surface; a pair of first supporting portions of the gimbal portion to which the pair of first end portions are individually secured and supported by the stationary part; a pair of second supporting portions of the gimbal portion to which the pair of second end portions are individually secured; a tongue of the gimbal portion on which the slider is mounted; a supporting protrusion swingably supporting the tongue relative to the load beam; terminals for the slider disposed between the pair of second supporting portions on the second surface, the terminals being connected to an element of the slider; and a conductive circuit portion comprising a conductor conducting to the element of the slider, a conductor connected to electrodes of the microactuator elements, a first wiring pattern portion disposed between the pair of microactuator elements on the tongue and extending rearwardly relative to the microactuator elements from the terminals, and a second wiring pattern portion extending rearwardly relative to the tongue of the gimbal portion from the first wiring pattern portion.