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Magnetic disk unit and manufacturing method of carriage structure thereof

US5301078A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 12, 1991
Grant dateApr 5, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4813
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic disk unit comprising a one-piece carriage structure having a small thermal off-tracking amount, with the carriage structure including a rotary shaft; guide arms integrally supported on a guide-arm retainer at their proximal ends and extending independently and parallely; bearing retainers formed on both ends of the guide-arm retainer; and bearings fixed on the bearing retainers rotatably connecting the guide-arm retainer to the rotary shaft. A center line in a direction of thickness of the outermost guide arm is located outside of that of the bearing in a direction of height thereof, and a concave portion is continuously formed on the bearing retainer. Thermal coefficients of expansion of the guide arms and the guide-arm retainer are substantially equal, with the carriage structure being fashioned of an alloy mainly containing Al and Si, eutectic crystal Si particles in the guide arm and/or the guide-arm retainer. The average value of the longest eutectic crystal Si particles therein is 1.6 .mu.m or less or the number of the eutectic crystal Si particles if 5.0 or more per 100 .mu.m.sup.2. In the carriage of manufacturing the carriage of the carriage structure is heated …

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