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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Yasutomo Aman, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Nishida, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Yasutomo Aman, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Nishida, Saitama, JP;
Assignees:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Chotaro Engineering, Co., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/028 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); G11B 23/033 (2006.01); G11B 5/016 (2006.01); G11B 17/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disk apparatus includes a head configured to move along a recording surface of a rotating disk; and a stabilizing member provided so as to face the disk. A facing surface of the stabilizing member facing the disk includes a curved surface whose symmetrical axis is a center generating line passing through a center of the facing surface. The head reciprocally moves along a path which is offset from the center generating line.