Patent ID: 7468867
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk apparatus comprising: a housing formed of a magnetic substance; a disk-shaped medium which is rotatably provided in the housing; a head which records information in the medium and reproduces information from the medium; and an actuator which moves the head along the medium, wherein the actuator has a coil which is provided as one unitary piece with the actuator; a projecting portion which covers a lead of the coil is provided on the actuator, the coil and the projecting portion are disposed in a magnetic gap between the housing and a magnet, a magnetic field is formed between the magnet and the housing, the housing has a depression and a protection, the depression and the projection are located opposite to the magnet, with the magnetic gap interposed therebetween, and a gap between the depression and the magnet is greater than a gap between the projection and the magnet, the projecting portion is located between the depression and the magnet to prevent interference between the housing and the projecting portion, and the projection is formed by pressing the housing.