Head gimbal assembly with precise positioning actuator for head element
US6747848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/58
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An HGA includes a head slider provided with at least one head element, a load beam, a flexure fixed to the load beam for determining a flying attitude of the head slider, a precise positioning actuator fixed to the head slider and supported by the flexure, for precisely positioning the at least one head element, and a load adjustment mechanism formed with the actuator, for adjusting a load imposed on the head slider.
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