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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1993
Yasuhiro Yaginuma, Hiratsuka, JP;
Jyousei Shimizu, Odawara, JP;
Tetsuo Masukawa, Odawara, JP;
Noriki Une, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shigeo Nakamura, Odawara, JP;
Masami Miyatake, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Tokuyama, Tsukuba, JP;
Yoshinori Takeuchi, Ishioka, JP;
Satomitsu Imai, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenji Mori, Tsuchiura, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structure for supporting a magnetic head slider for a linear magnetic disk unit comprises: a magnetic head slider having air bearing rails located opposite to a magnetic disk so as to extend in a direction of a track of the magnetic disk; a gimbal for elastically supporting the magnetic head slider, the gimbal being bonded to a back surface of the magnetic head slider on a side reverse to the air bearing rail; and a support arm having the gimbal secured to its distal end, whose axis extends in a direction perpendicular to the air bearing rail, which support arm gives the magnetic head slider a pressing force toward the magnetic disk. The gimbal includes: a substantially rectangular joining portion to be bonded to the back surface of the magnetic head slider, the joining portion having longer sides extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the support arm and shorter sides extending in the axial direction of the support arm; a bridging portion to be bonded to the back face of the magnetic head slider, the bridging portion extending from a middle portion of the lower side of the joining portion on the opposite side to the support arm outwardly in the axial direction of the support arm; flexible portions extending from the bridging portion so as to surround the bridging portion and the joining portion; and a support portion extending from the flexible portions on the opposite side to the bridging portion rearward in the axial direction of the support arm.