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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Mitsuo Otsuki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuki Kurihara, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuo Otsuki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuki Kurihara, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 21/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A head support mechanism includes a suspension for supporting a magnetic head slider with a thin-film magnetic head, having a slider mounting section on which the magnetic head slider is fixed, and a heating unit formed on the slider mounting section of the suspension. The heating unit is capable of producing heat.