Claims
- 1. A recording/reproducing apparatus for use with a recording medium, the recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
- a recording/reproducing head for reading and writing information on and to said recording medium;
- a suspension arm having a first end and second end;
- a connecting member, arranged between said recording/reproducing bead and said suspension arm, for supporting said recording/reproducing head to said suspension arm;
- first driving means attached between said first end of said suspension arm and said recording/reproducing head parallel to said connecting member for finely moving said recording/reproducing head relative to said suspension arm; and
- second driving means attached to said second end of said suspension arm for coarsely moving said first end of said suspension arm to move said recording/reproducing head to a desired position on said recording medium,
- wherein said first driving means comprises:
- an elastic member arranged between said recording/reproducing head and said suspension arm, wherein said elastic member functions as a gimbal;
- a driving coil arranged at one end of said elastic member; and
- a magnetic circuit surrounding said driving coil.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1,
- wherein, a portion of said suspension means extends beyond the second driving means away from the first end;
- wherein, the gimbal extends in a direction of the portion of said suspension means and has a gap between the portion and the gimbal;
- wherein, the gimbal is parallel to a recording medium during recording/reproducing; and
- wherein, the damping member is interposed in the gap.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/100,993, filed on Aug. 3, 1993, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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