Claims
- 1. A magnetic head assembly comprising:a slider having a magnetic head element with a connecting terminal formed thereon; a supporting spring having a projective electrode thereon; and an electrically non-conductive bonding material bonding said slider on said supporting spring so that said connecting terminal of said magnetic head element directly contacts said projective electrode and establishes an electrical connection therebetween; whereby said projective electrode and said connecting terminal form a continuous electrical solderless junction.
- 2. A magnetic head assembly according to claim 1, wherein said connecting terminal is formed of an expandable metal.
- 3. A magnetic head assembly according to claim 2, wherein said connecting terminal is formed of gold.
- 4. A magnetic head assembly according to claim 1, wherein said projective electrode is formed of one of gold, lead, stannum, indium, bismuth, cadmium, silver, copper, aluminum, and an alloy of these metals.
- 5. A magnetic head assembly according to claim 1, wherein said bonding material is provided in a spacing between said slider and said supporting spring.
- 6. A magnetic head assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a conductive bonding agent bonding said connecting terminal and said projective electrode.
- 7. A magnetic head assembly, comprising:a magnetic head slider, said magnetic head slider having a vertical side with a magnetic head element and a connecting terminal formed vertically thereon; a supporting spring having an electrode thereon; and a bonding material bonding said magnetic head slider on said supporting spring so that said connecting terminal of said magnetic head element directly electrically contacts said electrode; whereby said electrode and said connecting terminal form a continuous electrical solderless junction.
- 8. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said electrode is squeezed between a lower edge of said magnetic head slider and said supporting spring.
- 9. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein a portion of said supporting spring having said electrode thereon is bent toward said magnetic head slider to place said electrode into contact with said connecting terminal.
- 10. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said connecting terminal extends to a lower edge of said magnetic head slider, and said portion of said supporting spring is bent at a slant to the remainder of said supporting spring to place said electrode into contact with said connecting terminal at said lower edge of said magnetic head slider.
- 11. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said portion of said supporting spring is bent at substantially a right angle to the remainder of said supporting spring to place said electrode into contact with said connecting terminal on said vertical side of said magnetic head slider.
- 12. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said electrode comprises a portion of said supporting spring that has been extruded to form the electrode.
- 13. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said connecting terminal of said magnetic head slider extends to a lower edge of said magnetic head slider.
- 14. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said electrode is formed of an expandable metal.
- 15. A magnetic head assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein said electrode is formed of a metal selected from the group consisting of gold, lead, stannum, indium, bismuth, cadmium, silver, copper, aluminum, and an alloy of one of those metals.
Priority Claims (3)
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5-073334 |
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5-166723 |
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5-310109 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/566,595, filed Dec. 4, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/220,219 filed Mar. 30, 1994, now abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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