Patent ID: 6392848
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A head carriage assembly comprising:a head carriage having a magnetic head at a first end part and a bearing between said first end part and a second end part, said head carriage being pivotable about a shaft cooperating with said bearing in such a manner that said magnetic head moves in a radial direction of a rotating disk to be read; first driving means provided at said second end of said head carriage and generating a force for pivoting said head carriage; and second driving means generating a further force for pivoting said head carriage, said second driving means being provided at a location on only one side of said carriage on a line passing through said shaft and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said head carriage, wherein said location of said second driving means is on an opposite side of a center of rotation of the disk with respect to said longitudinal axis.