Precise positioning actuator for head element, head gimbal assembly with the actuator, disk drive apparatus with the head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method of head gimbal assembly
US6690551B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/5552
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A precise positioning actuator to be fixed with a head slider with at least one head element and with a support, for precisely positioning the at least one head element, including a pair of movable arms capable of displacing in response to a drive signal applied to the actuator. The head slider is caught in a space between the movable arms.
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