Patent ID: 7027267

Claim:
A head support mechanism, including: a slider having a head attached thereto, for recording data to and/or reproducing data from a disk; a slider holding plate for holding the slider; a pair of substrates each having a piezoelectric element attached thereto; elastic hinges for connecting the slider holding plate and the pair of substrates; and a dimple for supporting the slider holding plate such that the slider holding plate is rotated in a pitch direction, a roll direction, and a yaw direction, wherein the slider is rotated around said dimple in the yaw direction by contraction and/or expansion of at least one of the piezoelectric elements; and wherein the position of the dimple either coincides with a center of gravity of a portion including the slider holding plate and the slider which is rotatable around the dimple as a rotating axis, or is located between the center of gravity of the portion and the head.