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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1995
Jeffry S Bennin, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Todd Boucher, Stewrt, MN (US);
Jeffrey W Green, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Gary E Gustafson, Darwin, MN (US);
Ryan Jurgenson, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Brent D Lien, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a head suspension including separately manufacturing a load beam and a set of traces. The traces are formed from a sheet of conductive material and include an elongated conductor portion and a gimbal portion. Portions of the traces which are configured to be mounted to the load beam are coated with dielectric before being mounted to the load beam. The gimbal portion of the traces provides both mechanical and electrical connections to the conductor portion.