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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
May. 27, 2003
Yong-kyu Byun, Kyungki-do, KR;
Min-pyo Hong, Kyungki-do, KR;
Woo-sup Han, Kyungki-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, Kyungki-Do, KR;
Abstract
A slim actuator and a micro-drive apparatus using the same are provided. The slim actuator includes a suspension having a head mounted at one end of the suspension to write/read data to/from a disk and a head gimbal assembly. The head gimbal assembly includes a unit-mounting portion having one end connected to the suspension, a fantail molding portion extending from the other end of the uni-mounting portion, and a voice coil which is mounted on the fantail mounting portion such that current flows in the voice coil. The voice coil rotates the suspension by an electromagnetic force created by interaction between the electric field of the current and an applied magnetic field. Thus, the slim actuator uses a single channel and has excellent resonance characteristics. Mobile micro-drive apparatuses employing the slim actuators can be obtained.