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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teruyuki Takizawa, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Akimaru, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A disk drive apparatus of the present invention, includes: a movable portion, a stationary portion disposed around the movable portion, and a damping portion disposed between the movable portion and the stationary portion, for connection therebetween, the movable portion, the stationary portion, and the damping portion being disposed substantially in a plane, wherein a head for performing at least one of recording or reproducing information with respect to a disk, a head drive portion for moving the head, and a rotation drive portion for driving a disk are provided on the movable portion.