US 6,587,311 B1 · Magnetic storage device having a head suspension

Abstract

A magnetic storage device having a ramped-loading-type head suspension, in which a magnetic head slider mounted on a support beam can fly above a storage medium in stable state in the loading or unloading operation, is disclosed. The head suspension includes a support beam having a distal end and a proximal end, a gimbal pivotally coupled to the distal end portion of the support beam through a pivotal portion and a loading member connected to a free end of the gimbal positioned to the side nearer to the proximal end of the support beam. The provision of the loading member at the free end of the gimbal permits the flow-in end of a magnetic head slider mounted on the gimbal to be kept farther away from the surface of the storage medium than the flow-out end thereof, thereby eliminating an unstable flying state of the magnetic head slider.

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Dependent claims

A head suspension comprising:

a support beam having a distal end and a proximal end;
a gimbal having a mounting surface adapted to mount a magnetic head slider, a pivotal portion arranged on the side nearer to said distal end of said support beam and a free end arranged on the side nearer to said proximal end of said support beam, said gimbal being pivotally coupled to the distal end portion of said support beam through said pivotal portion, said gimbal having a portion that extends over a part of said support beam;
and
a loading member connected to said free end of said gimbal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Magnetic storage device having a head suspension

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Magnetic storage device having a head suspension

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Abstract

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