Support mechanism for magnetic head sliders provided with wiring flexure placed through load beam

摘要

A support structure for a magnetic head slider for reading/writing includes: (a) a wiring flexure including: (i) a plate substrate having a distal end and a proximal end and having an opening at the proximal end; (ii) an insulating layer formed on the plate substrate and having at least one through-hole at its proximal end; (iii) a conductor layer formed on the insulating layer; and (iv) a protection layer formed on the conductor layer and having at least one through-hole at its distal end; (b) a load beam having two sides through which an aperture is formed; and (c) an arm having a distal end where the load beam is supported. The wiring flexure passes through the aperture of the load beam and is fixed at a position between its distal end and its proximal end.