Magnetic head apparatus with gimbaled load pad
US5903787A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/244
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gimbaled load pad mounting arrangement in which a rigid load pad is detachably mounted on the spherical end of a spring-loaded mounting shaft. The load pad is provided on the side with flexible retention hooks with finger portions that engage the underside of the mounting frame to hold the load pad in position during assembly. Once the magnetic head is mounted in position, the pressure of the head against the load pad disengages the finger portions from contact with the underside of the frame thereby allowing the gimbaled load pad to assume its exact constraint position against the face of the magnetic head.
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