Patent ID: 8203807
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A magnetic head suspension comprising a load bending portion generating a load for pressing a magnetic head slider toward a disk surface, a load beam portion transmitting the load to the magnetic head slider, a supporting portion supporting the load beam portion through the load bending portion, and a flexure portion connected to the load beam portion and supporting the magnetic head slider, wherein the supporting portion includes a pair of supporting pieces extending from its opposite sides in the widthwise direction to a tip-end side of the suspension, and a concave portion which is defined by the pair of supporting pieces and is opened toward the tip-end side of the suspension, wherein the load bending portion comprises an elastically-deformable elastic plate which is connected to the pair of supporting pieces at a first end and a second end in the widthwise direction of the magnetic head suspension, wherein the load beam portion is connected to the elastic plate, wherein the pair of supporting pieces are bent at bent positions between their base ends and tip ends in such a manner that their tip ends angle towards the disk surface, and wherein the elastic plate is connected to the pair of supporting pieces at portions closer to the tip ends than the bent positions.