SLIDER SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A SLIDER TO A SUSPENSION IN A DATA-RECORDING DISK FILE

摘要

A SLIDER SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY FOR A DATA-RECORDING DISK FILE IS DISCLOSED. THE SLIDER SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY USES AN IMPROVED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT TO ATTACH THE SLIDER TO THE SUSPENSION. THE SLIDER SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY UTILIZES A LOAD BEAM (12) HAVING AN INTEGRATED CABLE (16) FORMED AT LEAST PARTIALLY WITHIN THE LOAD BEAM (12) ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF WHEREIN THE INTEGRATED CABLE (16) INCLUDES A DIELECTRIC LAYER (15) AND A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTORS (22) DISPOSED UPON THE DIELECTRIC LAYER (15). A SLIDER (14) MOUNTED TO A FLEXURE (18) AT THE END OF THE LOAD BEAM (12) INCLUDES MULTIPLE CONDUCTIVE PADS (25) DISPOSED ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF. A LOOP (32) WITHIN THE INTEGRATED CABLE (16) OF A RADIUS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE INTEGRATED CABLE (16) TO OVERLIE THE SELECTED EDGE OF THE SLIDER (14) IS UTILIZED TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE SLIDER (14) BY PROVIDING AN APERTURE WITHIN THE DIELECTRIC LAYER (15) OF THE CABLE (16) AT A POINT OVERLYING THE PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE PADS (25) SUCH THAT THE CONDUCTORS (22) WITHIN THE INTEGRATED CABLE (16) MAY BE PLACED IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE CONDUCTIVE PADS (25).