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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Michael W. Davis, Rockford, MN (US);
Galen D. Houk, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Ajay Sharma, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Kia Moh Teo, Eden Praire, MN (US);
Michael W. Davis, Rockford, MN (US);
Galen D. Houk, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Ajay Sharma, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Kia Moh Teo, Eden Praire, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for mounting a head slider of the type having terminal pads to a wireless disk drive head suspension flexure including a slider mounting region, lead contact pads, and a deflectable and resilient slider engagement member for releasably mounting a head slider to the slider mounting region. The method includes engaging and deflecting the slider engagement member and positioning the head slider onto the slider mounting region and between the lead contact pads and the slider engagement member while the slider engagement member is deflected. The method further includes disengaging the slider engagement member and causing the slider engagement member to force the head slider into frictional engagement with the lead contact pads and the slider engagement member with the lead contact pads in mechanical and electrical contact with the head slider terminal pads.