Patent ID: 8223460
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A suspension assembly for a hard disk drive, the suspension assembly comprising: a load beam having a first end and a second end, a length in the longitudinal direction being defined between the first end and the second end, a longitudinal axis of the load beam defining a first lateral side and a second lateral side of the load beam; a first strut and a second strut coupling the load beam to an actuator mounting section, the first and second struts coupling to the load beam on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis at about the second end of the load beam; means for creating a vertical offset between the first and second struts, said means also creating a mass imbalance in the suspension assembly about the longitudinal axis; and means for mass-balancing the load beam in order to counteract said mass imbalance, said mass-balancing means bringing a center of mass of the first lateral side into symmetry about the longitudinal axis with a center of mass of the second lateral side.