Patent ID: 7301731
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A head assembly, comprising: a head slider spinning around a rotational axis penetrating through a medium-opposed surface defined on the head slider; an electrode terminal exposed at a surface of the head slider; a support member receiving the head slider on a surface of the support member; an electrically-conductive material exposed at the surface of the support member; a microactuator connecting the head slider to the support member, the microactuator including a piezoelectric element comprising a multilayered structure of piezoelectric ceramic thin films, each oriented upright in relation to the surface of the support member; a first adhesive layer extending from the rotational axis over the surface of the support member, across the piezoelectric ceramic thin films, and attaching the microactuator to the support member; second adhesive layers disposed symmetrically around the rotational axis and attaching the head slider to the microactuator; and an electrically-conductive wire connecting the electrode terminal to the electrically-conductive material.