Patent ID: 6856487

Claim:
A disk drive suspension having a minimized 2 nd torsion characteristic, said suspension comprising a load beam having a given side profile and centerline rotation axis and comprising a base portion, a spring portion, and a beam portion, said beam portion having a distal section supporting a flexure having a tongue, a dimple between said tongue and said load beam, and a slider carried on said tongue for gimballing movement about said dimple, said dimple having a given height that displaces said beam portion so that the beam portion side profile is biased from said centerline rotation axis, said beam portion distal section having a bend of a size and location to offset the displacement of said beam portion by said dimple while maintaining said beam portion straight before said distal section, whereby said beam portion side profile registers with its said centerline rotation axis and its 2 nd torsion characteristic is minimized.