US 7,551,404 B1
	Load beam having concave stiffener with locating flanges
Johnathan Phu, Temecula, Calif. (US); Chu Wong, Temecula, Calif. (US); and Peter Hahn, Temecula, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Magnecomp Corporation, Temecula, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/233,191.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/711938, filed on Aug. 26, 2005.
Int. Cl. G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 21/08 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 360—266  [360/244.9]

17 Claims

11. A disk drive suspension comprising a mount plate, a hinge portion, an outwardly tapered load beam portion supported by said hinge portion, said beam portion having a first face with upturned edges, the upturned edges extending continuously along more than half of said load beam portion, and a flexure supported by said beam portion distally of said first face, and a generally congruent tapered stiffener, said stiffener attached to said load beam in fixed relation thereto, said stiffener having a central portion of a given height concave and open to said first face, said stiffener having left and right flange portions extending laterally from said central portion to said upturned edges to locate said central portion centrally on said first face.