Appeal No. 2000-0356 Page 3
Application No. 08/825,424
Figures 3 and 4 of the appellant’s specification show his
inventive suspension. The suspension comprises a first rigid
beam section 132 connected to an actuator arm 34. The first
section 132 has at least one ridge 130 stamped along its
length. A flexible spring section 140 is connected to the
first section 132. A second rigid section 150 is connected to
the spring section 140 on one end and receives a transducer 30
on the other end.
The stamped ridge 130 provides stiffness to the first
section 132 and, in effect, extends the stiffness of the
actuator arm 34 out through the first section 132 to the
beginning of the spring section 140. Consequently, the
actuator arm 34 need not be extended as far as in the past.
The spring section 140 and the second section 150 may be of a
standard length so that the overall length of the suspension
may be varied by simply changing the length of the first
section 132 without substantially changing the dynamic
characteristics of the suspension.
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