Patent ID: 6201664
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An integrated lead suspension for a hard disk drive having a rotatable magnetic disk and an actuator comb with a mount plate for pivotal interaction with the magnetic disk, comprising:a weldment mounted to and extending from the mount plate;an integrated lead layer mounted to the weldment and having a magnetic head with traces extending therefrom mounted on an insulative substrate, the lead layer having a height which is measured from a surface of the weldment to an outer surface of the traces; anda protrusion on the weldment adjacent to at least one lateral side of the traces, the protrusion having a height which is greater than the height of the integrated lead layer for preventing contact between the traces and a magnetic disk; and whereinthe protrusion is formed from a material that is softer than the magnetic disk, and wherein the protrusion has at least one bump extending therefrom.