Patent ID: 7602585
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A suspension assembly of an actuator of a disk drive, which elastically biases a slider toward a surface of a disk, wherein a read/write head is mounted on the slider, the suspension assembly comprising: a load beam coupled to an end portion of a swing arm of the actuator, the load beam having sidewalls bent along outside edges of the load beam; a rectilinear monomember flexure without apertures attached to a rear end of the slider, the rectilinear monomember flexure having a rear end portion fixed to a disk facing surface of the load beam and a front end portion extended toward a front end portion of the load beam; and a flexure limiter bent from the front end portion of the rectilinear monomember flexure toward the load beam to face a surface opposite to the disk facing surface of the load beam, limiting a range of pitching and rolling movements of the rectilinear monomember flexure, wherein a dimple is formed on the load beam protruding toward the rectilinear monomember flexure to provide a predetermined elastic force to the rectilinear monomember flexure.