Flexible polymeric resinous magnetic head supporting device
US5001583A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4886
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic head supporting device which includes a supporter having a resilient spring portion and a rigid beam portion contiguous to the resilient spring portion a flexible member whose one end is attached to the supporter at a portion near its free end; a loading projection provided in the upper surface of the flexible member or in the lower surface of the supporter at a portion near its free end to thereby transmit a loading force from the free end of the supporter to the flexible member; and a magnetic head having a slider attached with reading/writing elements, the magnetic head being fixed to the lower surface of the flexible member, wherein the flexible member is composed of a plate of a polymeric resinous material having conductors for wiring, and the conductors are electrically connected to electrodes for the reading/writing elements of the magnetic head.
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