Appeal No. 1999-2399
Application 08/705,798
canceled. Claims 20-26 have been withdrawn pursuant to a
restriction requirement.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention relates to a transducer
suspension for a storage drive system which is bendable in a
vertical direction for holding the transducer adjacent to the
media, but is torsionally stiff about a longitudinal axis for
quicker access times and reduced noise and errors. A brace is
used to provide torsional stiffness.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A suspension for an information storage system head,
comprising:
a beam extending generally in a longitudinal
direction from a mounting end to a transducer end and
extending further in a lateral direction than in a
direction perpendicular to said lateral and longitudinal
directions, said mounting end being held relatively fixed
in said perpendicular direction with at least said
transducer end being actuable in at least one of said
lateral and longitudinal directions, said beam defining a
laterally extensive region of perpendicular flexibility
with laterally opposed sections of said region being
attached to a torsionally stiff brace extending much
further in said lateral direction than a longitudinal
extent of said attachment to said sections, with said
brace longitudinally dividing said region of
perpendicular flexibility, wherein said beam has a
flexibility in moving said transducer end relative to
said mounting end which is substantially greater in said
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