Patent ID: 7649715
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: G11B,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A magnetic head assembly comprising: a slider in which a head element is mounted; a flexure, which supports the slider, includes a pair of outriggers, a connection portion, and a tongue portion; and a flexible wiring substrate that is fixedly bonded to the surface of the flexure, wherein an electrode pad of the slider and an electrode pad of the flexible wiring substrate are bonded to each other by solder, wherein a plurality of solder bonded portions of the electrode pad are arranged on the connection portion, wherein a deformable portion is formed in the pair of outriggers and located on an extended line on which the solder bonded portions are arranged, so that the free end side of the flexure is deformable, and wherein the deformable portion is composed of a notch which partially narrows the pair of outriggers.