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US 6,747,848 B2Granted
Head gimbal assembly with precise positioning actuator for head element
AssigneeSAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
InventorsTamon Kasajima, Masashi Shiraishi
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Abstract
An HGA includes a head slider provided with at least one head element, a load beam, a flexure fixed to the load beam for determining a flying attitude of the head slider, a precise positioning actuator fixed to the head slider and supported by the flexure, for precisely positioning the at least one head element, and a load adjustment mechanism formed with the actuator, for adjusting a load imposed on the head slider.
Claims21
A head gimbal assembly comprising:
- a head slider provided with at least one head element;
- a load beam;
- a flexure fixed to said load beam for determining a flying attitude of said head slider;
- a precise positioning actuator fixed to said head slider and supported by said flexure, for precisely positioning said at least one head element;
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- a load adjustment means formed with said actuator, for adjusting a load imposed on said head slider.
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