Patent ID: 8561286

Claim:
A manufacturing method for a magnetic head supporting suspension comprising a load beam and a flexure fixed to the load beam, comprising steps of: forming a load beam blank comprising the load beam and a frame portion continuous with the load beam; forming a flexure blank comprising the flexure and a frame portion continuous with the flexure; forming a dimple on that part of the load beam which corresponds in position to a tongue portion of the flexure and forming a positioning part on the frame portion of the load beam blank; forming a fitting portion in that part of the flexure blank which corresponds in position to the positioning part, the fitting portion being fittable to the positioning part; forming an anti-rotation portion on the load beam blank or a member attached to the load beam blank; forming a receiving portion in that part of the flexure blank which corresponds in position to the anti-rotation portion, the receiving portion being fittable to the anti-rotation portion; superposing the load beam blank and the flexure blank on each other and fitting the positioning part to the fitting portion; fitting the anti-rotation portion to the receiving portion; fixing the flexure to the load beam; and separating the load beam and the flexure from the frame portions of the load beam blank and the flexure blank, respectively, after the fixing of the flexure to the load beam.