Patent ID: 7152303
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of processing an integrated lead suspension, comprising: (a) providing an integrated lead suspension having a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, a flexure having flexure legs, outrigger leads, and insulation located between at least a portion of the flexure and the outrigger leads; (b) configuring the integrated lead suspension such that at least a portion of each of the outrigger leads is laterally spaced apart from the longitudinal axis at an outrigger distance that is greater than a flexure leg distance between the longitudinal axis and the flexure legs, thereby defining said at least a portion of each of the outrigger leads as being outboard of the flexure legs; and (c) locally heating the outrigger leads during the flexure leg forming process to set a stable pitch static attitude by relieving stress on the outrigger leads.