Patent ID: 6106688
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: C25D,G11B

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a suspension element for a magnetic head, comprising the steps of:processing and winding a band-shaped sheet in a roll shape for use as a substrate of the suspension element;sequentially performing processes to the sheet through a series of processing sections to integrally form the suspension element with a pattern of wiring lines on a surface thereof within a predetermined region of the sheet; andtransferring the sheet in a wound state from one of the processing sections to the next processing section,wherein the suspension element has an elongated shape with a longitudinal axis, the wiring lines are arranged substantially traverse to the longitudinal axis, and the suspension element is formed through the processing sections so that the longitudinal axis extends lengthwise of band-shaped sheet in the same direction as the winding direction of the band-shaped sheet.