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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Iriko, Saitama, JP;
Kiyoji Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360106 ; 360 7702 ; 360104 ;
Abstract
A hard disk drive for recording/reproducing data to and from a magnetic disk. The hard disk drive includes a base, a magnetic disk disposed on the base, a magnetic head which records/reproduces data to and from the magnetic disk, and a carriage assembly freely rotatably mounted on a rotation axis. The magnetic head is connected to a carriage with a suspension therebetween, and is positioned to predetermined positions on the magnetic disk. A rotation axis of the carriage is placed inside an outer circumference of the magnetic disk to achieve further compactness of the hard disk drive.