Patent ID: 6667858
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic recording/reading apparatus comprising:a magnetic recording media: a head having a recording/reading element configured to record and read information in and from said magnetic recording media while positioned adjacent to said media; and a suspension assembly configured to support said head, a ramp positioned outside of said magnetic recording media, being in contact with a part of said suspension assembly to slidably support said suspension assembly and permit said head to be shunted outside the magnetic recording media during the non-recording/reading period wherein said ramp is made of a material having at least 30% of a tensile elongation, and the relationship represented by formulas (1) and (2) given below is satisfied: b=a/3â€ƒâ€ƒ(1) c&gE;0.0015aâ€ƒâ€ƒ(2) where a represents a contact width of the contact portion between the ramp and a part of said suspension assembly as viewed from a cross section perpendicular to sliding direction of said suspension assembly, and c represents the distance in a vertical direction between a portion on a part of said suspension assembly apart from the edge of the contact portion by distance b and the surface of said ramp.