公开(公告)号：CA1308807C

公开(公告)日：1992-10-13

申请号：CA571468

申请日：1988-07-07

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BROOKS WILLIAM W JR ,  CLEMEN CURTIS J ,  COFFEY JEROME T ,  COFFIELD TIMOTHY P ,  LARSON DAVID R

IPC: G11B21/21 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/596 ,  G11B5/60

Abstract: Docket No. R0986-023 MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE WITH LOW PROFILE HEAD-SUSPENSION SYSTEM The magnetic data storage system includes a magnetic transducer head-suspension assembly with an inline suspension slider with a reduced height leading portion that provides for gimballed connection to the suspension load beam and a full height rear portion that enables the use of the increased height portion for the transducer coil windings. The suspension includes a single piece combined gram form and load beam with the entire head-suspension assembly being contained within the height of the slider full height portion to enable minimization of the head-suspension overall height required in magnetic-disk drives with closely spaced disks and back to back transducer heads or minimum height head-suspension assemblies that extend between disk surfaces.

公开(公告)号：PL178323B1

公开(公告)日：2000-04-28

申请号：PL32033395

申请日：1995-10-21

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： COFFEY JEROME T ,  GOODMAN DALE E ,  POSS JOE M

IPC: G11B21/02 ,  G11B5/00 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B5/02 ,  G11B5/17 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/60 ,  G11B23/00

Abstract: A direct access storage device includes at least one disk mounted for rotation about an axis and having opposed disk surfaces for storing data. A magneto-resistive (MR) transducer head is mounted for movement across each respective disk surface for writing to and for reading data signals from the disk surface. Each MR transducer head includes a write element and a read element. A preamplifier, associated with the MR transducer head, amplifies read and write signals of the read element and the write element. A flex cable couples the read and write signals between the preamplifier and the MR transducer heads. The flex cable includes a common read return signal line for each sequential pair of the MR transducer heads.