Patent ID: 7268972

Claim:
A recording medium drive comprising: a recording medium defining a first surface and a second surface reverse to the first surface; a first head slider opposed to the first surface of the recording medium at a distance; a second head slider opposed to the second surface of the recording medium at a distance; a head actuator supporting the first and second head sliders at tip ends of the head actuator, respectively; a ramp member fixed at a position outside an outer periphery of the recording medium, said ramp member including first and second ramps, the first ramp being designed to receive one of the tip ends of the head actuator so as to position the first head slider at a position spaced from the recording medium, the second ramp being designed to receive another of the tip ends of the head actuator so as to position the second head slider at a position spaced from the recording medium; a first rectifier plate formed on the ramp member and opposed to the first surface of the recording medium at a distance; and a second rectifier plate formed on the ramp member and opposed to the second surface of the recording medium at a distance, wherein the ramp member and the first and second rectifier plates are made into one piece.