Patent ID: 6466413
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G11B,H05K

Abstract:
A. magnetic head suspension comprising:a wiring integrated flexure having a plate-shaped substrate for supporting a magnetic head and a wiring structure integrally formed on said substrate for connection between the magnetic head and an external wiring member; a load beam joined to said substrate in the lengthwise direction so as to constitute a suspension in conjunction with said flexure; said substrate including a base portion joined to the load beam, and a gimbal portion distally extending from said base portion so as to support the magnetic head slider, said gimbal portion including a pair of lateral arm portions each distally extending from a corresponding lateral side-edge of the base portion, a connection portion for connection between a pair of said lateral arm portions, a slider-mounting portion proximally extending from the connection portion and located in a space between the lateral arm portions, and a pad stage distally extending from the connection portion; said connection portion defining therein an offset bending portion that allows the slider-mounting portion and the pad stage to be located in a second plane closer to a magnetic disk than a first plane, in which the base portion and the lateral arm portions are located; said gimbal portion further including a pair of reinforcing portions extending outwardly in the lateral direction of the flexure from the pad stage, and said reinforcing portions each advancing away from the second plane towards the first plane as they extend from the pad stage so as to have a curved cross section, said wiring structure including a first plane portion formed on the base portion of the substrate and the lateral arm portions, a second plane portion formed on the pad stage, and inclined portions as a transitional portion between the first plane and the second plane, and said inclined portions each at least partially formed on a corresponding reinforcing portion.