Patent ID: 6587309
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A suspension for disc drive, comprising:a beam portion; a flexure attached to the beam portion so as to be superposed thereon and having a slider mounting portion fitted with a slider; a wiring portion attached to the slider; and a limiter for restraining a swing of the flexure, wherein the limiter comprises: a pair of arm portions projecting outside to-be-supported portions of the flexure in opposite directions from opposite sides of the distal end portion of the beam portion, extending ahead of the to-be-supported portions, and facing respective one-side surfaces of the to-be-supported portions, individually, an aperture that is formed between the arm portions and that is wide enough to receive a jig used in connecting the wiring portion to the slider, inward extending portions extending from ends of the arm portions in directions facing each other, bent portions bent in a thickness direction of the beam portion at ends of the inward extending portions so as to extend from the one-side surfaces of the to-be-supported portions toward the other-side surfaces at the respective distal ends of the arm portions, individually, and opposite portions extending rearward from the respective distal ends of the bent portions and facing the respective other-side surfaces of the to-be-supported portions, individually, said opposite portions being located such that the to-be-supported portions are interposed between the opposite portions and the arm portions in the thickness direction of the beam portion.