Patent ID: 6507459
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A head slider suspension on which a head slider including a head element capable of at least either recording or reproducing information to/from a recording medium and a driving coil constituting a part of a driving mechanism for moving the head slider relatively to the recording medium can be mounted, comprising:only one slider support section capable of floatably supporting the head slider; only one coil support section corresponding to the slider support section and being capable of supporting the driving coil by itself; and a wiring pattern electrically connectable to the head slider, wherein the slider support section and the coil support section constitute part of a continuous structure, wherein the continuous structure has a first surface and a second surface, and the wiring pattern extends 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.