Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Record transport with head stationary during transducing – Drum record
Patent
1997-05-06
1999-01-05
Wolff, John H.
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Record transport with head stationary during transducing
Drum record
G11B 548
Patent
active
058568964
ABSTRACT:
A gimbal for supporting a slider at its leading surface in a disc drive assembly includes a gimbal body, a slider support beam and a slider mounting tab. The slider support beam is carried by the gimbal body and defines a vertical slider alignment feature. The slider mounting tab extends out of plane from the slider support beam and defines a horizontal slider alignment feature. The slider mounting tab is attached to the leading surface of the slider. The design of the slider mounting tab of the present invention is useful for supporting a leading edge microactuator at a leading edge of the slider for micropositioning a transducer over ideal track centers on a disc surface.
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Berg Lowell J.
Boutaghou Zine-Eddine
Liu Joseph Cheng-Tsu
Seagate Technology Inc.
Wolff John H.
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