Patent ID: 8351159
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A hard-disk drive (HDD), comprising: an enclosure; a magnetic-recording head coupled to a slider; a microactuator coupled to the slider; a magnetic-recording disk rotatably mounted on a spindle; a drive motor having a motor shaft attached to said spindle for rotating said magnetic-recording disk; a voice-coil motor configured to move said magnetic-recording head to access portions of said magnetic-recording disk; and a suspension that comprises a load beam, a gimbal, and a flexure tongue, wherein the microactuator is mounted on the suspension, wherein the flexure tongue extends to at least the edge of the microactuator that is furthest from the gimbal, and wherein the flexure tongue prevents the microactuator from contacting the load beam when the hard-disk drive (HDD) receives a mechanical shock, wherein the flexure tongue comprises a tip portion that extends beyond the edge of the microactuator that is furthest from the gimbal, and wherein the flexure tongue prevents the microactuator from contacting the load beam when the hard-disk drive (HDD) receives a mechanical shock.