Patent ID: 6108173
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A structure for fixing a magnetic head which records or reproduces data in or out of a medium having a recording area and a parking area, said structure comprising:a base on which the medium is mounted;an arm holding the magnetic head over the medium;movable means for moving said arm;a member mounted on said arm;a magnetic body mounted on said member and movable through a planar locus of points as said arm moves;a magnet fixed to said base for attracting said magnetic body and spaced apart from said magnetic body in a direction perpendicular to a plane containing said planar locus of points, said magnetic body standing closest to said magnet when the magnetic head is positioned over the parking area of the medium, said magnet being magnetized perpendicularly to said plane containing said planar locus of points; anda yoke mounted on said magnet for absorbing magnetic lines of force issuing from said magnet.