Head suspension for disk drive and method of manufacturing head suspension

1. Field of the Invention A head suspension for a disk drive has a base plate () to be attached to a carriage of the disk drive and a load beam () consisting of a rigid part () and a resilient part (), to apply load onto a slider. The rigid part and resilient part are separately formed. The rigid part is joined to a first side () of the resilient part. The suspension also has a reinforcing plate () to hold and fix a second side () of the resilient part between the reinforcing plate and the base plate. The base plate stably and resiliently supports the load beam. This suspension satisfies required characteristics.