Patent ID: 6088201
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic head device, comprising:a head body opposing a recording medium;a flexure for supporting said head body;a load beam unitarily formed from a common stock of material and having at one end a first bent surface, a second bent surface, and a contact portion, said first bent surface formed by bending the one end of said load beam in a direction perpendicular to the recording medium, said second bent surface formed by further bending the one end of said load beam parallel to the recording medium from said first bent surface, and said contact portion extending from said first bent surface and downward from said second bent surface;wherein said flexure is affixed to said second bent surface, and one end of said contact portion contacts an upper surface of said head body; andwherein said head body is supported at the one end of said load beam through said flexure.