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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiko Aoyagi, Fujisawa, JP;
Hiroshi Terashima, Fujisawa, JP;
Kyoji Igarashi, Fujisawa, JP;
Masatoshi Take, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2960306 ; 29858 ; 29862 ; 156158 ; 174 76 ; 26427213 ;
Abstract
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.