Wired suspension assembly in disk storage device method for assembly head suspension assembly

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PATENT NO 5754370
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08893446

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The present invention provides a new tab structure for a head suspension assembly in a magnetic storage system. In the prior art method of assembly, a harness temporarily holds a wire assembly. The present invention eliminates the need for the harness, thereby reducing the number of parts and steps as well as improving productivity and quality. A flexure of a suspension assembly must be manufactured very precisely. The present invention provides a new tab structure either integral with or separate from the flexure. Wires bridge over to an extension on the tab structure at a predetermined distance from the end of the load beam. Positioning holes, using the extreme flatness of the tab structure, align the wires with the bonding pads of a head. The suspension assembly is subsequently bonded to the head, and the unwanted tab structure is removed to complete the head suspension assembly.

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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mita, Yasuhiro Chigasaki, JP 17 122
Nakagawa, Seiji Fujisawa, JP 26 318
Tsuchiya, Tatsumi Ayase, JP 94 647
Yoshida, Tatsushi Chigasaki, JP 47 384

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