Mitsumi Electric Company Ltd.

Sony Corporation

Pioneer Electronic Corporation

Sony Kabushiki Kaisha

Hideyuki Ikeda

Kazuhito Kurita

Takashi Ishizawa

Toshihiro Kusunoki

Yasuhiro Habara

Naoto Inoue

Akio Saito

A magnetic head apparatus has a reduced thickness by preventing a jumping action of a magnetic head that can occur in a head-up state. A leaf spring has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the leaf spring supporting the magnetic head at the first end, the leaf spring having a surface facing the magnetic medium. A mount member holds the leaf spring, the leaf spring being mounted to the mount member at the second end. A supporting portion extends from the mount member, and engages the surface of the leaf spring at a position between the magnetic head and the mount member.

Magnetic head apparatus having a reduced thickness

Magnetic head

A magnetic head has a sliding surface including a sliding portion for sliding on a magnetic recording medium. A head holder has a head holding portion for holding the magnetic head, and at least one guiding portion located in a side of and far apart from the magnetic head fixed on the holding portion. The guiding portion guides a running course of the magnetic recording medium, and the head holding portion and guiding portion are integral with the head holder. A cleaning device is provided with the head holder so as to be pivotable, and when the cleaning device is pivoted it slides so as to clean the sliding surface of the magnetic head.

Magnetic head device with cleaning means for cleaning sliding surface

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Yamagata, Japan

Hideyuki Ikeda