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Magnetic head suspension assembly having flexible wiring member with connection terminal including center hole and cover layer and disk device provided with the same

US10373635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2017
Grant dateAug 6, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/189
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic head suspension assembly includes a support plate coupled to a magnetic head, and a flexible wiring member disposed on the support plate. The flexible wiring member includes a metal plate fixed to the support plate, an insulating layer disposed on the metal plate, a conductive layer disposed on the insulating layer and forming a plurality of conductive lines and connection terminals, and a cover layer on the conductive layer. The connection end portion includes a plurality of the connection terminals, and each of the connection terminals includes a center hole, a first terminal surface that is a surface of the conductive layer and is covered with the cover layer so that the first terminal surface is not exposed during a solder-joining process performed on the connection terminals, and a second terminal surface that is a surface of the conductive layer and faces away from the first terminal surface.

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