Ramp loading unit and drive having the same

Details Ramp loading unit and drive having the same Ramp loading unit and drive having the same

2005-08-29

2009-08-04

Miller, Brian E (Department: 2627)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Head mounting

For moving head into/out of transducing position

C360S245300

Reexamination Certificate

active

07570459

ABSTRACT:
A ramp loading unit includes a holding part that holds, outside a recording medium, a lift tab connected to a suspension that supports a head used to record information in or reproduce the information from the recording medium, and a sliding part to which the lift tab elastically contacts in loading the head onto the recording medium and in unloading the head from the recording medium, wherein the sliding part includes an inclined part that projects at least partially above the recording medium, inclines relative to a surface of the recording medium, and partially changes an inclination angle of the inclined part.

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