Patent ID: 6466411
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic head device comprising:a carriage having a main body extending over a recording medium, and a bent portion that is bent at a distal end of the main body toward the recording medium; an elastically deformable support member connected to the bent portion of the carriage; and a head body which is installed to the support member via another elastic member, and opposes the recording medium, wherein a support point of connection between the bent portion of the carriage and the support member is positioned closer to the recording medium than it is to the main body of the carriage, and the head body is mounted on a free end of the support member that extends along the recording medium from the support point of connection, and wherein the support member is fixed in surface-contact with the bent portion of the carriage, the support member is bent at a surface where the support member is fixed to the bent portion and extends along the recording medium, and a corner of the bend of the support member provides the support point of connection.