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A head-gimbal assembly supports a transducer proximate a magnetic surface for magnetic recording. This assembly comprises a flexure used in conjunction with a slider having a recess of sufficient depth provided in its top surface such that when a flexure member is set in the recess, and the member i

A head-gimbal assembly supports a transducer proximate a magnetic surface for magnetic recording. This assembly comprises a flexure used in conjunction with a slider having a recess of sufficient depth provided in its top surface such that when a flexure member is set in the recess, and the member is attached during the HGA assembly process, the top of the flexure is flush with or is below the top surface of the slider. The gimbal component of the flexure is further provided with lateral alignment tab(s) to contact an interior wall of the recess, thereby providing alignment of the slider to the gimbal in the lateral direction, and longitudinal alignment tabs to contact the trailing surface of the slider, thereby providing alignment in the longitudinal direction. The slider is further provided with an identifying code on a non-recessed portion of the top surface of the slider such that the code is not obstructed by the flexure in the top plan view.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A flexure for supporting a slider for magnetic recording against a fluid bearing generated by relative motion between said slider and a moving magnetic surface, said flexure being formed from a single, contiguous piece of resilient material and comprising:means for attach

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A flexure for supporting a slider for magnetic recording against a fluid bearing generated by relative motion between said slider and a moving magnetic surface, said flexure being formed from a single, contiguous piece of resilient material and comprising:means for attaching said flexure to a mounting plate or head positioning support arm;at least one compliant beam means attached at a first end to the attachment means and formed out of plane to exert a load force to oppose a hydrodynamic lifting force generated by the fluid bearing;a rigid beam section attached at a second end of the compliant beam means to provide the load force of said compliant beam means to said slider; anda gimbal section, said gimbal section attached to said rigid beam section opposite the compliant beam means, said gimbal section including:a load point tab proximal and extending from said rigid beam section;a pair of compliant gimbal beams laterally displaced from said load point tab and having first ends attached near the base of said load point tab, said gimbal beams being partially etched;a cross member connecting second ends of said gimbal beams;a slider mounting tab attached to the cross member and extending toward said load point tab, having the free end of said slider mounting tab being longitudinally displaced from the free end of said load point tab, said slider mounting tab having, over at least a part of its length, a width approximately one-third of the width of the slider whereby approximately one-third of the width of the slider on either side of said slider mounting tab is unobstructed by said slider mounting tab in a top plan view;at least one lateral alignment tab means attached to at least one lateral side of said slider mounting tab, said lateral alignment tab means extending laterally toward and displaced laterally from at least one of said gimbal beams, thereby providing lateral alignment of the slider to said gimbal section when in contact with a first surface of the slider, a component of the normal of said first surface being in an opposite direction as an extension of said lateral alignment tab means; andat least one longitudinal alignment tab means attached to said cross member, said longitudinal alignment tab means being laterally disposed between said slider mounting tab and at least one of said gimbal beams, said longitudinal alignment tab means extending longitudinally toward and displaced longitudinally from said load point tab, thereby providing longitudinal alignment of the slider to said gimbal section when in contact with a second surface of the slider, a component of the normal of said second surface being in an opposite direction as an extension of said longitudinal alient tab means.