Magnetic head suspension assembly fabricated with integral load beam and flexure

摘要

A magnetic head suspension assembly is fabricated with an integral piece which includes a load beam section (10), a flexure section (12), a rear mount section (42) and a leaf spring section (56) between the load beam (10) and rear mount (42). A tongue (14) extends from the load beam (10) to the flexure (12) and has a down-facing load dimple (18) which contacts the non-air bearing surface of an attached air bearing slider (22). The flexure (12) includes narrow thin legs (32) adjacent to a cutout (16) that delineates the load beam tongue (14). The head suspension is characterized by a high first bending mode frequency and low pitch and roll stiffness.