Patent ID: 6847591

Claim:
A magnetic head device comprising: a suspension that is cantilevered and provided with an elastic portion; and a head main body that glides in contact over or floats while keeping a substantially constant distance from an information recording medium, and is supported at a free end of the suspension; wherein at least two first holding portions protruding substantially in parallel to a recording surface of the information recording medium and toward a fastened end of the suspension are provided on the head main body so as to be spaced away in a direction substantially perpendicular to the recording surface, a second holding portion protruding substantially in parallel to the recording surface of the information recording medium toward the head main body is provided near the free end of the suspension and beyond the head main body on a side of the fastened end, the second holding portion is arranged between the at least two first holding portions, and the first holding portions and the second holding portion are able to contact each other when the head main body is displaced in at least one direction because of an elastic deformation of the suspension.