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Magnetic head assembly with ball member for electrically connecting the slider member and the suspension member

US6002550A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 1997
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/16
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a magnetic head assembly for information recording and reproduction on and from a magnetic disk using a magnetic head, a method of manufacturing the same and a magnetic disk apparatus. To provide a magnetic head at a low cost, a head chip (1) having an insulating layer, a magnetic pole (16), a coil (17) and a terminal portion (11, 13) of the coil, and a flexible support body (2) having a lead portion and a terminal portion (21, 23) to be connected to the terminal portion of the head chip (1), and attached to the arm (3), for supporting the head chip (1) are provided.

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