Embodiments of the invention provide a suspension assembly offering large
peel stiffness, small pitch stiffness and small roll stiffness. In one
embodiment, the suspension assembly includes a load beam and a flexure
100. The flexure is connected to the load beam at a first fixing point
102a and a second fixing point 102b. The flexure is provided with a first
loop spring structure including a pair of supporting arms 108a, 108b and
a pair of strip-shaped main arms 104a, 104b. In addition, the flexure is
provided with a second loop spring structure including a pair of
supporting arms and a pair of strip-shaped auxiliary arms 106a, 106b
having a path length longer than that of the main arms. The flexure is
further provided with a flexure tongue 112 supported by a pair of tongue
supports. The loop spring structure composed of the main arms dominantly
gives the flexure tongue stiffness.