Patent ID: 6377425
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: G11B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A disk drive suspension having a low stiffness gimbal flexure and comprising a flexible circuit and a one-piece load beam and gimbal flexure, said flexible circuit comprising a laminate of a conductor and a plastic film layer, said load beam supporting said flexible circuit and having a distal end comprising a rigid portion, said load beam rigid portion being selectively etched to define within the plane of said rigid portion said gimbal flexure comprising a flexure frame generally spaced from said rigid portion across a gap, said flexure frame having frame sides, a proximate end and a distal end, and a flexure tongue cantilevered from said proximate end of said flexure frame, said flexible circuit having a distal portion extending beyond said load beam rigid portion and connected to the distal end of said flexure tongue and to each of said flexure frame sides.