| US 7,554,772 B2 | ||
| Head gimbal assembly having an independent spacer therein and disk drive unit with the same | ||
| MingGao Yao, DongGuan (China); and Masashi Shiraishi, HongKong (China) | ||
| Assigned to SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong (China) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/409,071. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0247762 A1, Oct. 25, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 5/596 (2006.01); G11B 21/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 360—294.3 [360/294.4] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A head gimbal assembly for a disk drive unit, comprising:
a micro-actuator;
a slider mounted on the micro-actuator; and
a suspension to support the micro-actuator and the slider; wherein
the suspension comprises:
a flexure for mounting the micro-actuator thereon;
a suspension tongue connected with the flexure; and
an independent spacer sandwiched between the suspension tongue and the flexure to form a parallel gap between the suspension
tongue and the micro-actuator,
wherein the flexure has two side bars and a micro-actuator mounting plate connected with the side bars, and
wherein the independent spacer is provided between the micro-actuator mounting plate and the suspension tongue.
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