Patent ID: 6154952
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of adjusting the static attitude of a slider bond pad of a head suspension for use in a rigid disk drive, comprising the steps of:providing a head suspension including:a flexure having a slider bond pad for supporting a head slider;a load beam supporting the flexure and having a mounting region at a proximal end, a rigid region distally spaced from the mounting region, and a spring region between the mounting region and the rigid region;forming at least one attachment isolation structure at a location where the load beam is attached to the flexure, the attachment isolation structure comprising:an attachment area where at least a portion of the flexure is attached to the load beam;at least one isolation slot surrounding at least a portion of the attachment area; andat least one junction tab traversing the isolation slot and for connecting the attachment area to the head suspension;attaching the flexure to the load beam at the attachment area of the attachment isolation structure; andpermanently deforming the junction tab to cause a displacement of the attachment area to adjust the static attitude of the slider bond pad.