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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Masaharu Sugimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provide a disk unit having a head suspension which includes a disk for storage of information, a head for writing and/or reading information on the disk, a driving unit for moving the head radially between an area above the disk and an area outside the outer periphery of the disk, and a head suspension for supporting the head and applying force to the head in a direction substantially vertical to the surface of the disk. The head suspension includes a first beam having a free end at which the head is mounted and a proximal end opposite to the free end, a second beam arranged in opposed position to the first beam and having two ends, one end thereof positioned on the side of the free end of the first beam and fixed to the first beam, the other end thereof spaced apart form the first beam, and a moving means for moving the first beam and the second beam relative to each other in a longitudinal direction.