PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep parallelism between a slider and a gimbal spring and to obtain high adhesive strength while preventing an adhesive from entering a terminal part by forming a terminal pattern, an adhesive entering protection means, a slider warp protection means and a flatness securement means in the same manufacturing process and setting a wiring pattern structure of a gimbal part of a suspension tip in the same height.
SOLUTION: The wiring pattern 35 structure in the gimbal spring 33 is provided with the terminal pattern 1, an adhesive entering protection pattern 2, a slider warp protection pattern 3 and a flatness securing pattern 4. At this time, respective pattern heights are arranged by manufacturing respective patterns 1-4 in the same manufacturing process. Thus, the parallelism between the slider (alternate long and short dash line part) and the gimbal spring 33 is secured, and the contraction of the adhesive 34 is uniformized, and the warp in the slider is eliminated by prescribing adhesive thickness with a plane formed by respective patterns 1-4, and stable floating is obtained.
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