Patent ID: 6282063
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive suspension flexure and slider assembly, said flexure comprising an outrigger portion and a tongue portion, said tongue portion having a slider-attaching surface extending in a surface plane, said slider being fluid adhesive-attached to said tongue portion at a predetermined attachment locus on said tongue slider-attaching surface, said slider-attaching surface being surface-etched to form a recess below said surface plane to increase the mass of fluid adhesive at the slider and the strength of the adhesive bond, said recess being etched in surface roughening relation opposite said slider so as to slow the fluid adhesive flow from said attachment locus, said tongue portion having a perimeter that is repeatedly reversely deflected for increased perimeter length over a given length of tongue for enhanced adhesion of said fluid adhesive to said tongue portion.