Patent ID: 8059495
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A head gimbal assembly that records information on a recording medium using a near-field light, comprising: a suspension that extends along a surface of the recording medium, and is deflectable in a thickness direction; a support portion that is provided at a tip end side of the suspension, and is more deflectable in the thickness direction than the suspension; a light guiding portion that has a support-facing portion facing the support portion, introduces a light flux used for generating the near-field light, and provided to the support portion; and a 3-dimensional structure that is provided to the support portion and used for positioning the support-facing portion on a desired portion of the support portion, wherein the support-facing portion has a portion in which a width of a sectional surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the suspension is larger than a width of a contact surface that makes contact with the support portion.