Head slider suspension, head assembly, and information recording and reproducing apparatus with improved wiring pattern
US6507459B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a head slider suspension, a head assembly and an information recording/reproducing apparatus, which can reduce manufacturing cost by reducing the number of components and can be flexible in the production of a small quantity of many types. A magnetic head assembly comprises a head slider, a head slider suspension for supporting the head slider, a wiring unit attached to the head slider suspension, and a coil. The head slider suspension includes a slider support section for functioning as a gimbal, a suspension section for supporting the slider support section, an arm section for supporting the suspension section, and a coil support section for supporting the coil. These elements constitute a part of a continuous structure either a wiring pattern extending from the first surface of the continuous structure, around one end of the continuous structure and to the second surface, reaches the slider support section and covers the surface of the slider support section, on which the head slider is to be placed, or the wiring pattern extending from the first surface of the continuous structure, via a communication hole bored through a part of the continuous structure and to the…
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