Claims
- 1. A magnetic slider assembly, comprising:
- a spring arm;
- a magnetic slider including a plurality of welding studs, each of said welding studs comprising a base which is integral with the coating, said base having a controlled height and being made from a first layer of material located on said conductive coating which is not meltable at a welding temperature, each of the welding studs further comprising a meltable stud member placed on the base, said meltable stud member comprising a second layer of material positioned on said first layer of material and having a melting point lower than that of the first layer of material and which is meltable at said welding temperature such that, after welding, the meltable stud member forms a weld and a minimum parallel spacing between the slider and the spring arm which is substantially equal to said controlled height of said base wherein said second layer of material comprises one of an electrolytically grown material and an etched material that is located on said first layer; and
- a plurality of supplementary meltable stud members made from said second material and mounted on a lower surface portion of the spring arm so as to be positioned directly opposite to and face the meltable stud members located on the respective bases wherein end surfaces of said supplementary stud members and said second layer material are substantially planarized prior to engagement and are engageable with one another for being melted together and maintaining alignment with one another upon being subjected to said welding temperature.
- 2. A slider assembly according to claim 1, wherein said first material is a conductive material.
- 3. A slider assembly according to claim 2, wherein the conductive material is selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel and nickel alloys.
- 4. A slider assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second material is selected from the group consisting of tin, lead, indium and alloys thereof.
- 5. A slider assembly according to claim 1, wherein for at least one of said welding studs, the base is in contact with an electrical connection located on the slider.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/668,321, filed on Jun. 26, 1996, now abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/330,994, filed on Oct. 28, 1994, now abandoned.
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330994 |
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