Micro-actuated micro-suspension(MAMS) slider for both fly height and tracking position
US6611399B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/483
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microfabricated slider assembly used in a disc drive is disclosed. The slider assembly has a slider body having a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor and the stator are integrally formed from a single substrate. The rotor has a head supporting portion movable both laterally and vertically in relation to the stator to facilitate positioning the transducer head accordingly. The slider assembly also has a microactuator for actively moving the rotor. In one embodiment, the slider assembly has microactuators for actively moving the rotor both laterally and vertically.
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