Patent ID: 6459548
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A head suspension assembly comprising:a support member further comprising a first part and a second part, said first part being individually separated from said second part; a magnetic head slider with at least one magnetic head element; an actuator fixed to said second part of said support member and also fixed to said magnetic head slider such that precise positioning of said at least one thin-film magnetic head element is enabled by said actuator; a flexible first lead conductor member with one end electrically connected to said at least one thin-film magnetic head element, at least a portion of said first lead conductor member being formed on said first part of said support member and an adjacent portion of said first lead conductor being unattached to said first part of said support member; and a second lead conductor member with one end electrically connected to said actuator, at least a portion of said second lead conductor member being formed on said second part of said support member.