Patent ID: 7375930

Claim:
A disk drive apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a magnetic disk for storing information, the magnetic disk comprising a plurality of tracks; a movable support member coupled to the magnetic disk, the movable support member a gimbal, the gimbal having a tongue portion; a slider device coupled to the tongue portion; a read/write head coupled to the slider device; a drive device coupled between the magnetic disk and the movable support member, the drive device being adapted to move the read/write head on a track on the magnetic disk using the movable support member about a fixed pivot position; a pair of actuator devices connected to the gimbal to move the read/write head relative the track using a finer alignment of the read/write head than the moveable support member, the pair of actuator devices including a first actuator device having a first and movable end connected at a distal end of the gimbal immediately adjacent the slider and a second and fixed end connected at a proximal end of the gimbal and a second actuator device having a first and movable end connected at a distal end of the gimbal immediately adjacent the slider and a second and fixed end connected at a proximal end of the gimbal; a first folded spring device coupled to the first actuator device to counter act a first force provided by the first actuator device; and a second folded spring device coupled to the second actuator device to counter act second force provided by the second actuator device; whereupon the first folded spring device and the second folded spring device are also operably coupled to the actuator devices to allow the read/write head to adjust to a surface topography of the magnetic disk.