Apparatus for minimizing head off-track due to disk flutter

A gimbal apparatus for use in providing a supporting interconnection between a slider body and support structure associated with an actuator arm of a disk drive, said slider body including a lower surface on which a transducer head is mounted, an upper surface opposite said lower surface, and side surfaces including a front surface at a forward end of said slider body relative to a direction of travel of said slider body over a disk surface as said lower surface faces said disk surface, a rear surface opposite said front surface, and left and right surfaces, said gimbal apparatus not extending within a surface area of said upper surface above said upper surface, said gimbal apparatus comprising:

• first structure for forming a first flexible connection to said slider body at a first location on a first one of said side surfaces;
• and
• second structure for forming a second flexible connection to said slider body at a second location on a second one of said side surfaces;
• said first and second flexible connections defining a first pivot axis disposed between said upper surface and said lower surface of said slider body, and said first and second flexible connections being configured such that said first pivot axis is located closer to said lower surface than to said upper surface.

A disk drive, comprising:

• a disk that includes a disk surface;
• a gimbal assembly that includes an inner ring and an outer ring, wherein the inner ring is concentrically disposed within the outer ring;
• and
• a slider body that includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, a second side surface and a transducer head, wherein the slider body is concentrically disposed within the inner ring, the front surface faces into a relative motion of the disk surface, the lower surface faces the disk surface, the transducer head provides data transfer with the disk surface, and the gimbal assembly provides a pivot axis for the slider body that is closer to the lower surface than to the upper surface.

A disk drive, comprising:

• a disk that includes a disk surface;
• a gimbal assembly that includes an inner ring and an outer ring, wherein the inner ring is concentrically disposed within the outer ring;
• and
• a slider body that includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, a second side surface and a transducer head, wherein the slider body is concentrically disposed within the inner ring, the front surface faces into a relative motion of the disk surface, the lower surface faces the disk surface, the transducer head provides data transfer with the disk surface, the gimbal assembly provides a pivot axis for the slider body that is between the lower surface and the upper surface and is closer to the lower surface than to the upper surface, and the gimbal assembly does not extend within a surface area of the slider body.

A disk drive, comprising:

• a disk that includes a disk surface;
• a gimbal assembly that includes a ring;
• and
• a slider body that includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, a second side surface and a transducer head, wherein the slider body is concentrically disposed within the ring, the front surface faces into a relative motion of the disk surface, the lower surface faces the disk surface, the transducer head provides data transfer with the disk surface, and the gimbal assembly provides a pivot axis for the slider body that is closer to the lower surface than to the upper surface.

A disk drive, comprising:

• a disk that includes a disk surface;
• a gimbal assembly that includes a ring;
• and
• a slider body that includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, a second side surface and a transducer head, wherein the slider body is concentrically disposed within the ring, the front surface faces into a relative motion of the disk surface, the lower surface faces the disk surface, the transducer head provides data transfer with the disk surface, the gimbal assembly provides a pivot axis for the slider body that is between the lower surface and the upper surface and is closer to the lower surface than to the upper surface, and the gimbal assembly does not extend within a surface area of the slider body.