US 11,900,974 B2
Hard drive flexure including a trace overlapping a base layer feature
Treesoon Kotchaplayuk, Wangnoi (TH); Johnathan Hy-tho Phu, San Gabriel, CA (US); Kuen Chee Ee, Chino, CA (US); David Glaess, Bangkok (TH); and Rakkiet Warinsirirux, Wangnoi (TH)
Assigned to Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US)
Filed by Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/883,208.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/232,064, filed on Aug. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0066373 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G11B 5/48 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 5/4853 (2013.01) [G11B 5/4833 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A suspension comprising:
a flexure comprising:
a plurality of conductive traces extending from a proximal end of the flexure to a distal end of the flexure;
a plurality of outer gimbal struts configured to define an opening at the proximal end of the flexure;
an oblong circular feature extending into the opening, the oblong circular feature defines an aperture; and
the plurality of conductive traces include a first semi-circular conductive trace portion overlapping a first section of the oblong circular feature at a proximal end of the aperture extending to a distal end of the aperture, and
the plurality of conductive traces include a second semi-circular conductive trace portion overlapping a second section of the oblong circular feature at a proximal end of the aperture extending to the distal end of the aperture.