Patent ID: 6388843
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A suspension for disc drive, comprising:a flexure including a tongue portion for mounting a magnetic head slider; a load beam for supporting the flexure; and a limiter mechanism for regulating movement of the flexure, the limiter mechanism including checking portions facing an end portion of the flexure; wherein a gap is preserved in a thickness direction of the flexure; wherein the checking portions comprise a pair of first checking portions extending forward from a distal end portion of the load beam in a longitudinal direction of the load beam, and a pair of second checking portions extending rearward from a distal end of the flexure; wherein the limiter mechanism further includes connecting portions respectively connecting the first and second checking portions; and wherein the connecting portions are provided forward of the distal end of the flexure, and the second checking portions individually extend rearward from the connecting portions in the longitudinal direction of the load beam.