Patent ID: 7013473

Claim:
A transducer-supporting structure comprising: a transducer for recording and reproducing information to and from a medium; a transducer mounting section mounted with said transducer and configured to contact said medium by means of mechanical action or to maintain a fixed distance from said medium; a suspension which supports said transducer mounting section and elastically positions said transducer in a direction so as to move said transducer to and from said medium; and a thermal coupling member extending between said transducer and said suspension for thermally coupling said transducer with said suspension, wherein said thermal coupling member is a gel-form substance, said transducer and said suspension being coupled thermally with each other via said gel-form substance, at least a part of heat generated in said transducer is dissipated through said suspension via said gel-form substance, and said transducer is an electromagnetic transducer.