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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/110 ;
Abstract
A write/read head supporting mechanism including a slider having an electromagnetic transducer element or an optical module, a suspension for supporting the slider and including a ground region, and a microactuator disposed between the slider and the suspension for displacing said slider. Further, at least a part of the microactuator includes an electrically conductive region, and the ground region of the suspension is electrically connected to the slider by the electrically conductive region of the microactuator, such that the slider is grounded so as to prevent an electrostatic breakdown of the electromagnetic transducer element or the optical module.