International Business Machines Corporation

Kyoji Igarashi

Akihiko Aoyagi

Hiroshi Terashima

Masatoshi Take

A head suspension assembly 10 wherein a tube 5, through which pass a plurality of covered wires 4, is clamped with a securing unit 6, a space between the covered wires 4 and the tube 5 is filled with a filler 7. The part of the tube 5 that is filled with filler 7 is clamped with securing unit 6. The securing unit 6 preferably is a claw section on the head suspension assembly. It is preferable that the tube 5is able to transmit light and the filler 7 can be cured by light.

Head suspension assembly

A method for fixedly attaching covered wires to a load beam during the manufacturing of a head suspension assembly in order to provide an electrical connection to a head slider. The method includes the steps of passing the covered wires through a transparent tube, inserting a filler into the tube at a point where clamping is required, curing the filler, visually identifying the filer location, and clamping the tube at the filer location.

Method for fixedly attaching covered wires to a head suspension load beam

A head suspension assembly 10 wherein a tube 5, through which pass a plurality of covered wires 4, is clamped with a securing unit 6. A space between the covered wires 4 and the tube 5 is filled with a filler 7. The part of the tube 5 that is filled with filler 7 is clamped with securing unit 6. The securing unit 6 preferably is a claw section on the head suspension assembly. It is preferable that the tube 5 is able to transmit light and the filler 7 can be cured by light.

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Fujisawa, Japan

Kyoji Igarashi