Patent ID: 7724480
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk drive comprising: a drive circuitry; a storage disk having a data surface; and a slider including (i) a slider body that is formed from a material having a first modulus of elasticity, (ii) a data transducer coupled to the slider body, the data transducer magnetically interacting with the storage disk, (iii) a first piezoelectric element supporter that is secured to the slider body and is formed from a material having a second modulus of elasticity that is less than the first modulus of elasticity, and (iv) a piezoelectric element located on a trailing edge side of the slider, the piezoelectric element having a first region that is secured to the slider body and a second region that is secured to the first piezoelectric element supporter, the piezoelectric element receiving a driving voltage from the drive circuitry to cause movement of the piezoelectric element to adjust a distance between the data transducer and the storage disk.