Head support mechanism, information recording/reproducing apparatus, and method of manufacturing head support mechanism
US6943990B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/5552
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A head support mechanism includes a head and a slider for carrying the head, the head being caused to track by main driver, wherein the head support mechanism further includes sub-driving device including a thin film and causing the head to have a micro-movement; and the sub-driving device causes the head to have a micro-movement by utilizing flexural deformation of the thin film.
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