Head support mechanism and thin film piezoelectric actuator

A head support mechanism, comprising:

• a slider having a head attached thereto, for recording data to and/or reproducing data from a disk;
• a substrate having a slider attachment portion, a pair of conductor substrate portions, and a pair of elastic hinge portions for connecting the slider attachment portion and the pair of conductor substrate portions, respectively;
• a slider holding plate for holding the slider via the slider attachment portion of the substrate;
• piezoelectric elements attached to the pair of conductor substrate portions;
• and
• a load beam for supporting the slider holding plate via a dimple provided in a tip portion thereof, such that the slider holding plate is rotated on the dimple in a pitch direction, a roll direction, and a yaw direction,
• wherein the slider is rotated in the yaw direction on the dimple as a center of the rotation by contraction and/or expansion of at least one of the piezoelectric elements.

A head support mechanism, comprising:

• a slider having a head attached thereto, for recording data to and/or reproducing data from a disk;
• a substrate having a slider attachment portion, a pair of conductor substrate portions, and a pair of elastic hinge portions for connecting the slider attachment portion and the pair of conductor substrate portions, respectively;
• a slider holding plate for holding the slider via the slider attachment portion of the substrate;
• piezoelectric elements attached to the pair of conductor substrate portions;
• and
• a load beam for supporting the slider holding plate via a dimple provided in a tip portion thereof, such that the slider holding plate is rotated on the dimple in a pitch direction, a roll direction, and a yaw direction,
• wherein the slider is rotated in the yaw direction on the dimple as the center of rotation around an axis drawn through the center of the dimple normal to the load beam.