Patent ID: 6369988
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic disk drive comprising:a disk for storing information; a spindle motor for rotating the disk; a head for recording information into said disk and reproducing information from said disk; a suspension supporting a slider provided with said head; a carriage supporting said suspension; a voice coil motor for exerting a rotational torque to said carriage so as to locate said head on said disk; a base and a cover supporting and containing said constituent members; and a ramp serving as a guide for loading said head onto said disk and for unloading said head from said disk; wherein part of said suspension slides over said ramp so as to effect said loading operation and said unloading operation, and during each of said loading and unloading operations, the position or the posture of said ramp is changed; and wherein the position or the posture of said ramp is changed by sliding movement of the part of said suspension over and with respect to said ramp.