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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Kuwajima, Kyoto, JP;
Kenichi Sakamoto, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Matsuoka, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Ueno, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
Abstract
A magnetic disk apparatus includes a slider for holding a magnetic head for scanning a magnetic disk and performing recording end reproduction of information; a flexure member for holding the slider, the flexure member having an elasticity in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the magnetic disk; a head actuator arm for holding the flexure member and causing the magnetic head to scan the magnetic disk; and an elastic body provided on the head actuator arm for applying a load for pressing the slider toward the surface of the magnetic disk.