Carriage arm assembly for locating magnetic head, and magnetic disk apparatus using the same
US7545607B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/5582
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A carriage includes a slider on which a magnetic head for reading/writing information from/to a disk is mounted, a suspension for carrying the slider and for applying a predetermined load to the slider, a carriage arm to which the suspension is attached, and a body section to which the carriage arm is connected. The carriage arm includes a suspension fixing portion, as arm arranged substantially in parallel with a disk surface, and a restricting member which is a thin-plate-like member having a surface which is opposite to the plane of arm which is parallel to the disk surface. The restricting member and the arm are coupled via a viscoelastic body.
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