Abstract: A magnetic head suspension for a magnetic memory apparatus includes a load arm having a head arm portion and a carriage arm portion that is thicker than the head arm portion. The load arm may include a first plate as the head arm portion, and a second plate attached to the first plate as the carriage arm portion. A magnetic head slider attaching part is gimbaled to the first plate, and is formed from the material of the first plate. The first plate is provided with a loading bend in an intermediate portion thereof to provide an added pushing force to the magnetic head toward the magnetic disk. A conductor layer is patterned in the underside of the first plate, to transfer signals to and from the head.

Abstract: A magnetic head supporting mechanism includes a slider fixed to a slider spacer which is in turn fixed to a gimbal via a single area which is smaller than a contact area between the slider spacer and the gimbal so that the variation in the flying height of the slider is reduced and the positioning error due to the positional shifting of the head is also reduced. With this arrangement, it is possible to achieve a high-capacity magnetic disk storage device capable of operating at a high speed.