| US 7,333,402 B2 | ||
| Magneto-optical head support structures | ||
| Kazuyoshi Ishii, Tokyo (Japan); and Kazunori Suzuki, Kanagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/760,317. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-016345 (JP), filed on Jan. 24, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0151079 A1, Aug. 05, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 369—13.12 [369/13.21] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A magnetic head support mechanism comprising:
a magnetic head;
gimbals for electrically connecting to the magnetic head, wherein the gimbals are made of a copper alloy and form a current
supply path; and
a suspension for holding the gimbals, wherein the suspension is a member made of stainless steel or spring steel and has a
rigidity higher than that of the gimbals, and wherein the suspension performs a load (press)/unload (retract) operation of
the magnetic head on a recording medium by elastic deformation of the suspension.
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