Patent ID: 7688551
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A head suspension assembly comprising: a base plate; a load beam distanced forward from the base plate at a predetermined interval; a hinge plate bonded to the base plate and the load beam, the said hinge plate including an elastic bending section between the base plate and the load beam for exhibiting a predetermined elastic force, the hinge plate including a main body supporting the load beam in front of the elastic bending section; and ribs formed on the main body at side edaes of the main body, wherein the load beam includes a wide section and a narrow section extending forward from a front end of the wide section, the wide section having a first width and bonded to the main body of the hinge plate, the narrow section having a second width smaller than the first width and bonded to the main body of the hinge plate between the ribs.