Head suspension having actuator in which piezoelectric element is bonded with bonding tape, actuator and method of attaching piezoelectric element with bonding tape

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PATENT NO 9905252
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14306828

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A head suspension includes a base to be attached to a carriage, a load beam having a rigid part and a resilient part that connects the rigid part to the base, the load beam applying load onto a read/write head, a flexure attached to the load beam and supporting the head, an actuator attaching part located between the base and the head, and a piezoelectric element being deformable in response to a voltage applied thereto to move the head in a sway direction relative to the base. For the head suspension, it bonds the piezoelectric element with a bonding tape to the actuator attaching part and applies an adhesive to fix the piezoelectric element to the actuator attaching part.

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NHK SPRING CO LTD3-10 FUKUURA KANAZAWA-KU YOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 236-0004

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Arai, Mikio Kanagawa, JP 13 25

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