Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Satoshi Sakai

Masao Okita

Yuichi Hishi

A method of manufacturing a magnetic head assembly including a carriage, a lower magnetic head fixed to the carriage, a spring-loaded arm connected to the carriage, and an upper magnetic head fixed to the arm and facing the lower head, the upper and lower heads defining therebetween a clearance having a width which is equal to the thickness of a magnetic disk, the arm is so supported at its end remote from the upper head that it may be rotatable only in a direction which allows the upper head to face the lower head.

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head assembly

A disc clamp device comprises a turntable formed at its center with a concave portion, an elevatable frame with a shaft, and a clamp member mounted on the shaft. The clamp member has in an integral form an arm supported by the shaft, pressing faces formed at the tip of the arm in opposition to the turntable, and guide portions extending from the inside of the pressing faces in the direction of fitting in the concave portion of the turntable.

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Furukawa, Japan

Satoshi Sakai