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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2004
Kazuaki Takanuki, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Shindo, Tokyo, JP;
Akimasa Nakao, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuaki Takanuki, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Shindo, Tokyo, JP;
Akimasa Nakao, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., Shatin, HK;
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
After photographing a surface on which an ABS is formed, and the outer shape of a slider, the ABS and an engraved region formed within the ABS are identified from a photographed image. A reference that becomes a guide for attaching to a suspension is then computed, and a positional relationship between the reference and the outer shape of the slider is stored as association information. Next, the outer shape of the slider is measured, and measured values are compared to the association information and a reference is read out when attaching the slider to the suspension. An adhesive is discharged, from below, onto a suspension attachment surface of the slider based on the reference. The slider may then be attached to the suspension while holding the slider in a state where the ABS is positioned on an upper side of the slider.