| Suncall Corporation Patent applications |
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| 20120106005 | Magnetic Head Suspension - A load beam part, which includes a plate-like main body portion facing a disk surface and paired flange portions bended from both side edges of the main body portion in a suspension width direction so as to extend toward a direction opposite from the disk surface, is bended at first and second bending lines in such a convex manner as to project in the direction toward the disk surface, the first bending line being positioned between the proximal end portion of the load beam part and the dimple in the suspension longitudinal direction and extending along the suspension width direction, the second bending line being positioned between the first bending line and the dimple in the suspension longitudinal direction and extending along the suspension width direction. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120087043 | Magnetic Head Suspension - Each of side edges of a main body portion of a load beam part includes a proximal end region inclined at a first inclination angle so as to come closer to a suspension longitudinal center line as it goes from proximal to distal sides, and a distal end region inclined at a second inclination angle smaller than the first inclination angle so as to come closer to the center line as it goes from a proximal side connected via an inflection point to a distal end of the proximal end region to a distal side. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20110292550 | Magnetic Head Suspension - First and second piezoelectric element overlapped portions of an insulating layer of a flexure part is formed with first and second connecting openings, respectively. There are provided on an upper surface of the insulating layer, first and second lower conductive adhesive agents that electrically connect lower electrode layers of first and second piezoelectric elements to a voltage supply wiring through the first and second connecting openings, and a surrounding insulative adhesive agent that is arranged so as to surround the first and second lower conductive adhesive agents in a plan view. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110267719 | Magnetic Head Slider Locking Apparatus - The magnetic head slider locking apparatus according to the present invention includes a fixed portion, a movable portion and paired right and left spring portions. Upon transition from an initial posture to an elastically deformed posture, the movable portion is wholly moved toward the proximal side in the suspension longitudinal direction and, at the same time, the inner end of each of paired proximal-side engagement regions in the suspension width direction is moved toward the inner side in the suspension width direction, so that the distal end and the proximal end of each of the proximal-side extending regions are moved toward the inner side and the outer side in the suspension width direction, respectively, while the proximal-side extending regions are wholly moved toward the proximal side in the suspension longitudinal direction. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110249366 | Magnetic Head Suspension and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A flexure metal plate includes distal and proximal end side-center-support plate forming regions that are positioned on distal and proximal sides within an open section. To a distal end section of a supporting part that is positioned on a distal side of the open section, first and second-distal side-metal plates are fixed so as to be positioned on an outer side of the distal end side-center-support plate forming region in a width direction, and to a proximal end section of the supporting part that is positioned on a proximal side of the open section, first and second-proximal side-metal plates are fixed so as to be positioned on an outer side of the proximal end side-center-support plate forming region in the width direction. The first and second-distal side-metal plates form a distal end side-support plate in cooperation with the distal end side-center-support plate forming region, and the first and second-proximal side-metal plates form a proximal end side-support plate in cooperation with the proximal end side-center-support plate forming region. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110205670 | Magnetic Head Slider Locking Apparatus - In the magnetic head slider locking apparatus according to the present invention, a spring portion takes a sandwiching posture in which a center region of a proximal-side engage portion sandwiches a magnetic head slider in a suspension longitudinal direction in cooperation with a distal-side engage portion when an operational force to the spring portion is released after the magnetic head slider has been mounted in a state where the spring portion has been elastically deformed from an initial posture to an elastically deformed posture. Paired arm are elastically deformed by paired side regions of the proximal-side engage portion that are moved upon posture change of the spring portion from the initial posture to the elastically deformed posture so as to take a distant posture in which a distance between the paired arm portions is wider than the width of the magnetic head slider, and are shifted to take a sandwiching posture of sandwiching the magnetic head slider from both sides in the suspension width direction upon posture change of the spring portion from the elastically deformed posture to the sandwiching posture. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110058282 | Magnetic Head Suspension - In a magnetic head suspension according to the present invention, each of paired piezoelectric elements is disposed within an open section of a supporting part so that at least a part of its distal-side end surface faces a distal-side wall surface of the distal end section of the supporting part with having a distal-side gap between the distal-side end surface and the distal-side wall surface and at least a part of its proximal-side end surface faces a proximal-side wall surface of the proximal end section of the supporting part with having a proximal-side gap between the proximal-side end surface and the proximal-side wall surface in a state where both of upper and lower electrode layers of the piezoelectric element do not face the supporting part and any rigid members that are fixed to the supporting part. Each of the paired piezoelectric elements is fixed to the supporting part by a distal-side insulative adhesive agent and a proximal-side insulative adhesive agent that fill the distal-side gap and the proximal-side gap, respectively. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110007424 | Magnetic Head Slider Locking Apparatus - The present invention aims to realize cost reduction and improved durability of a magnetic head slider locking apparatus for detachably mounting a magnetic head slider to a magnetic head suspension. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100271732 | Magnetic Head Suspension - In a magnetic head suspension according to the present invention, each of paired right and left connecting beams that are positioned on both sides in a suspension width direction of an open section, with which piezoelectric elements are at least partially overlapped in a plan view, and connect a proximal end section directly or indirectly connected to a main actuator and a distal end section to which a load bending part is connected includes a convex portion projecting in a thickness direction that is perpendicular to the disk surface. The configuration makes it possible to improve the impact resistance and raise the resonance frequency of a magnetic head suspension capable of performing micro motion of a magnetic head slider by the piezoelectric elements. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100246067 | Magnetic Head Suspension - In a magnetic head suspension according to the present invention, each of paired right and left connecting beams that are positioned on both sides of an open section, with which paired piezoelectric elements are at least partially overlapped in a plan view, in a suspension width direction and connect a proximal end section that is directly or indirectly connected to a main actuator and a distal end section to which the load bending part is connected includes proximal-side and distal-side beams. The distal-side beam is inclined with respect to the proximal-side beam in a plan view such that a connection point between the proximal-side and distal-side beams is located closer to a suspension longitudinal center line relative to a virtual line connecting the proximal end of the proximal-side beam and the distal end of the distal-side beam. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100202087 | Magnetic Head Suspension - It is an object to achieve prevention of lowering resonant frequency and improved production efficiency while achieving reduction in weight of a supporting part with a boss portion and reduction in thickness at area at which the boss portion is located. In the present invention, the supporting part includes a first supporting member with which a load bending part is connected, and a second supporting member with the boss portion and a main body region extended radially outward from the boss portion. At least one of the inner periphery of the mount hole and the outer periphery of the main body region is integrally provided with a rib region. The first and second supporting members are connected to each other by a restoring force of the rib region that has been elastically and/or plastically deformed by the other one of the inner periphery of the mount hole and the outer periphery of the main body region with the main body region being located at least partially in the mount hole in a through-thickness direction. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20090283181 | STEEL WIRE FOR HARD DRAWN SPRING EXCELLENT IN FATIGUE STRENGTH AND RESISTANCE TO SETTLING, AND HARD DRAWN SPRING - Disclosed is a hard-drawn spring which exhibits fatigue strength and sag resistance equal or superior to springs produced using an oil-tempered wire. The hard-drawn spring is produced using a steel wire containing 0.5 to 0.7 mass % of C, 1.0 to 1.95 mass % of Si, 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of Mn and 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of Cr, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. In the steel wire, the number of carbides having circle-equivalent diameters of 0.1 μm or more is 5 particles/100 μm | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090279209 | Magnetic Head Suspension - An elastic plate that is supported at both ends by a pair of supporting pieces of a supporting part functions as the load bending part. A portion of a load beam base plate that is positioned on a distal end side than a load bending center line BL of the elastic plate includes a parallel region that is fixed to the elastic plate, an intermediate region that extend to a distal end side through a proximal-side bending line along a suspension widthwise direction, and a distal region that extends to a distal end side through a distal-side bending line and is formed with a dimple with which a head-mounting region of a flexure part is brought into contact. The distal-side bending line is positioned in the vicinity of an intermediate point between the load bending center line and the dimple in a suspension lengthwise direction. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090214164 | Optical Fiber Connector - An optical fiber connector includes a housing, a ferrule, a bias member and a flexible tube. The ferrule is formed with a first axial hole of a first inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of a jacket of an optical fiber and a second axial hole that is communicated to a distal end of the first axial hole and that has a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter and larger than an outer diameter of a fiber wire of the optical fiber. The flexible tube is inserted around the proximal end side of the ferrule so that at least a part thereof is extended toward the proximal end side than the ferrule to form a proximal-end-side extended part. The proximal-end-side extended part has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the jacket and smaller than the first inner diameter. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090190261 | Magnetic Head Suspension - A load bending part includes a pair of first elastic plate parts and a second elastic plate part. The pair of first elastic plate parts are elastically deformed in a bended manner so as to generate a first pressing load. The second elastic plate part is positioned between the pair of first elastic plate parts in the suspension widthwise direction in a state of having both ends in its longitudinal direction connected to a pair of support pieces of a supporting part, and are elastically deformed in a twisted manner around a twist axis line along the suspension widthwise direction so as to generate a second pressing load. The total of the first and second pressing loads functions as a load for pressing the magnetic head slider toward the disk surface against air pressure due to rotation of a disk surface. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090103212 | Magnetic Head Suspension - An elastic plate connected at both ends to a pair of supporting pieces of a supporting portion and connected at center to a member forming a load beam portion functions as a load bending portion, thereby enhancing impact resistance against jumping motion of a magnetic head slider. A balance mass member is mounted on a portion of the member forming the load beam portion positioned on a base-end side than the elastic plate, thereby enhancing impact resistance against clashing motion of the balance mass member while equilibrating mass between tip-end and base-end sides of the load beam portion. A narrowest portion of the supporting portion is positioned, with respect to the suspension lengthwise direction, between a position of a base-end of a concave portion defined the pair of supporting pieces and a position where phantom lines extending from inner side edges of arm areas of the supporting pieces intersect with a longitudinal center line of the suspension, thereby effectively reducing mass of tip-end side of the supporting portion without deteriorating rigidity of the supporting pieces. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20080317428 | Shutter Assembly - According to the shutter assembly of the present invention, since the guide groove for facilitating the insertion of the pivot shaft into the bearing hole of the second bearing part of the shutter member is formed at the opposing end surface of the second bearing part that faces to the first bearing part of the shutter member so that the guide groove is opened to the opposing end surface and is along the direction orthogonal to the axial-line direction of the pivot shaft, it is possible to easily and accurately form the guide groove. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080317414 | Shutter Assembly - According to the shutter assembly of the present invention, since the shutter member is connected in a swingable manner with the shutter housing that could be mounted on the optical adapter so as to surround the optical adapter, it is possible to easily provide the shutter member in either of the SC or LC optical adapter only by mounting the shutter housing on the SC or LC type optical adapter. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080316110 | Patch Antenna and RFID Inlet - The present invention provides a patch antenna including a dielectric member, and a conductive first radiation element and a conductive ground electrode respectively provided on one and the other surfaces of the dielectric member, the patch antenna further including a conductive second radiation element which has a length different from that of the first radiation element in the direction of resonance, the second radiation element being provided on the one surface of the dielectric member in a state of being insulated from the first radiation element with respect to the direct electric current while being electromagnetically coupled to the first radiation element. | 12-25-2008 |
