Patent ID: 6243237
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive apparatus having a head raising and lowering mechanism for raising and lowering a head supported via a suspension in a carriage between a head loading position, in which data recording and playback on a disk-shaped recording medium are possible, and a head unloading position, in which data recording and play back are not possible, the disk drive apparatus comprising:a head raising and lowering arm disposed at right angles to a longitudinal direction of said suspension;a slide plate to which a first end of said head raising and lowering arm is attached for free rotation via a pivot axis; anda fixed guide shaft disposed parallel to the longitudinal direction of said suspension for engaging a cam groove formed at a second end of said head raising and lowering arm,wherein said head raising and lowering arm is inserted into said suspension from a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of said suspension and is ejected from said suspension by sliding said cam groove relative to said guide shaft by a sliding action of said slide plate, andwherein said head is raised and lowered between said head loading position and said head unloading position by said head raising and lowering arm by rotating said head raising and lowering arm around said pivot axis as a center by said cam groove.