Claims
- 1. A suspension gimbal-head assembly comprising a magnetic head having a leading edge and a following edge and a suspension gimbal, wherein said magnetic head is mechanically connected to said suspension gimbal at said leading edge and said following edge.
- 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said magnetic head comprises bond pads adjacent said leading edge and said following edge.
- 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said bond pads comprise gold.
- 4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said magnetic head is also electrically connected to said suspension gimbal at said leading edge and said following edge.
- 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the electrical connection between said magnetic head leading edge and said suspension gimbal comprises solder.
- 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein said solder is free of lead.
- 7. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the electrical connection between said magnetic head leading edge and said suspension gimbal comprises metal contact balls.
- 8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the electrical connection between said magnetic head leading edge and said suspension gimbal comprises gold contact balls.
- 9. The assembly of claim 2, further comprising an insulating layer adjacent said bond pads.
- 10. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said insulating layer comprises Al2O3.
- 11. A disk drive comprising a suspension gimbal-head assembly comprising a magnetic head having a leading edge and a following edge, a suspension gimbal, said magnetic head mechanically connected to said suspension gimbal at said head leading edge and said head following edge.
- 12. The disk drive of claim 11, wherein said magnetic head comprises bond pads adjacent said head leading edge and said head following edge.
- 13. The disk drive of claim 11, wherein said magnetic head is also electrically connected to said suspension gimbal at said leading edge and said following edge.
- 14. The disk drive of claim 13, wherein the electrical connection between said magnetic head leading edge and said suspension gimbal comprises solder.
- 15. The disk drive of claim 13, wherein said solder is free of lead.
- 16. The disk drive of claim 11, wherein the electrical connection between said magnetic head leading edge and said suspension gimbal comprises metal contact balls.
- 17. The disk drive of claim 16, wherein the electrical connection between said magnetic head leading edge and said suspension gimbal comprises gold contact balls.
- 18. The disk drive of claim 11, further comprising an insulating layer adjacent said bond pads.
- 19. The disk drive of claim 18, wherein said insulating layer comprises Al2O3.
- 20. A suspension gimbal-head assembly comprising:
magnetic head means comprising a leading edge; and suspension-gimbal means; wherein said magnetic head means is mechanically connected to said suspension gimbal means at said leading edge of said magnetic head.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority to United State Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/221,853, filed on Jul. 28, 2000, entitled Head Assembly Suspension Assembly and Method For Attaching Head Assembly to Suspension, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60221853 |
Jul 2000 |
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