Method of manufacturing magnetic head slider, and guide plate used therefor

摘要

A method of manufacturing a magnetic head slider from a flying surface pattern formed on one surface of a long and slender rectangular parallelepiped slider block having a plurality of thin film magnetic head elements aligned in a row. The method includes preparing an arrangement jig including a guide plate and an adhesive rubber plate which adheres onto a lower surface of the guide plate by its adhesive force. The method also includes placing blocks in the accommodation holes on the guide plate in such a manner that the surface of each block on which a pattern is formed is directed upward and each block is fixed by the adhesive force of the rubber plate. The rubber plate is then peeled off after an upper surface of the arrangement jig has been set upside down. Pouring and penetrating hardening liquid into clearances formed between the accommodation holes on the guide plate and the blocks is the next step. The guide plate is then fixed onto a base plate and a pattern is formed on the surface of each block.