Patent ID: 8681456

Claim:
A gimbaled flexure having a dual stage actuation (DSA) structure, comprising: a flexure comprising: a pair of spring arms; a tongue located between the spring arms and structurally supported by the pair of spring arms; and a pair of struts, the struts positioned respectively between the pair of spring arms and the tongue, each strut connecting a respective one of the pair of spring arms to the tongue by extending inwardly from the spring arm to the tongue, each strut elongated along a respective longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the struts parallel and offset with respect to each other; a slider mounting; and a motor mounted on the flexure, the motor having a longitudinal axis that is parallel with the longitudinal axes of the struts, wherein electrical activation of the motor bends the pair of struts to rotate the tongue and the slider mounting about a tracking axis.