Patent ID: 6181521
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic storage device comprising:a rotational type storage medium;a head slider to which a transducer for operating at least one of recording and reproduction of information on said rotational type storage medium is mounted, said head slider being brought into contact with said rotational type storage medium during recording and reproduction of information;a load beam supporting said head slider and applying a load to the slider;an actuator to which the load beam is mounted; anda positioning mechanism for supporting said head slider and for positioning said head slider on said rotational type storage medium,wherein said head slider is arranged so that a line including the mounting position of said load beam to said actuator and the mounting position of said load beam to said head slider is generally perpendicular to a direction of relative motion between said rotational type storage medium and said head slider during recording and reproduction; andwherein said load beam is convex with respect to said rotational type storage medium.