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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Ming Gao Yao, Dongguan, CN;
Masashi Shiraishi, Hong Kong, CN;
Inventors:
Ming Gao Yao, Dongguan, CN;
Masashi Shiraishi, Hong Kong, CN;
Assignee:
SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A head gimbal assembly (HGA) including a slider, a micro-actuator and a suspension to load the slider and the micro-actuator. The micro-actuator includes a support base and a piezoelectric unit used for both position displacement adjustment and flying height adjustment. The support base includes a base, a moving plate, and a leading beam to connect with the base and the moving plate. The invention also discloses a method of manufacturing such micro-actuator and HGA, and a structure of a disk drive having the micro-actuator and HGA.