Patent ID: 6621663
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic disc apparatus for recording or reproducing information in which a slider loading a magnetic head is supported with respect to a magnetic disc, comprising;a supporting mechanism for supporting said slider with respect to said magnetic disc including a first supporting member mounting said slider and a second supporting member connected with said first supporting member; said first supporting member including a mounting portion for mounting said slider, two flexible finger portions provided at opposite sides of said mounting portion, and a connecting portion connected to said second supporting member; said second supporting member including at a tip portion thereof a constricted portion extended in a longitudinal direction to an end of said second supporting member and having a width which is narrower than a distance between inner side edges of said two flexible finger portions, said constricted portion having a main part thereof lying in a plane, and projecting portions projecting from the main part of said constricted portion in opposite directions in a direction of the width and substantially lying only in the plane of the main part of said constricted portion; and said projecting portions being overlapped with said two flexible finger portions.