Patent ID: 6473268
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recording disk drive comprising:a recording disk having a disk surface; a carriage arm configured and arranged to swing about a support axis for moving said carriage arm in a radial direction of the recording disk; a suspension cantilevered on the carriage arm such that said suspension has a cantilevered end and a free end, wherein the free end is closer to the disk surface than the cantilevered end; a head supported at the free end of the suspension; and a lift bar disposed at a level between a level of the suspension and a level of the disk surface; a drive mechanism connected to the lift bar that moves the lift bar into contact with the suspension and keeps moving the lift bar after contact so as to cause a warp in the suspension, wherein said drive mechanism moves within a plane that is substantially parallel to the disk surface, said drive mechanism including a cam formed on the carriage arm, wherein said cam urges a support member in response to swinging movement of the carriage arm; the support member supporting the lift bar in parallel with the disk surface; and an orientation adjuster acting on a portion of the support member to change an orientation of the lift bar around a pivot within a plane parallel to the disk surface.