Abstract: A head support mechanism includes a rigid support arm, a suspension for supporting, at its leading end section, a head slider with at least one head element, the suspension having a balance structure that can be pivoted in a direction crossing a surface of a recording medium using as a fulcrum a load support point established between the suspension and the support arm, a load generation unit for generating a load applied to the load support point for pressing the head slider toward the surface of the recording medium, a horizontal rotation bearing unit for pivotally bearing the support arm and the suspension so that the support arm and the suspension are capable of rotatively moving in a direction parallel to the surface of the recording medium, and an weight unit coupled to a trailing end section of the suspension to match the center of gravity of the suspension including the head slider with the load support point.

Abstract: A recording/reproducing apparatus and a recording/reproducing method for reducing a load which must be borne when image data is obtained, enabling a title image to flexibly be processed, information for a sufficiently long time to be recorded and images to collectively be downloaded and arranged to display full information in a floppy disc. The recording/reproducing apparatus incorporates a DV recording/reproducing signal processing circuit for recording/reproducing a signal to and from a recording medium; a PCMCIA I/O/ATA I/F processing circuit for interfacing with the PCMCIA standard; a PCMCIA connector for establishing the connection with an external FDD; key blocks with which input is performed; and a control circuit for controlling the circuits.

Abstract: A suspension is provided, which comprises: a flexure with elasticity for supporting a head slider having at least one head element; a first load beam having first ribs for reinforcement at both side ends of the first load beam, for supporting the flexure; and a second load beam having second ribs for reinforcement at both side ends of the second load beam, at least a part of the second load beam being overlapped with the first load beam and being fixed to the first load beam, at least a part of the first and second ribs being overlapped with each other.

Abstract: An HGA includes a head slider having at least one head element, a resilient flexure for supporting the head slider to control flying attitude of the head slider, a load beam, supporting the flexure at its top end section, for applying a load in a direction perpendicular to a surface of a recording medium to the head slider, at least one fixing part, formed integral with the load beam, for fixing the load beam to a support arm, and a load-generation part, coupling the at least one fixing part with the load beam, for generating the load. The load-generation part has first at least one leaf spring section formed in a three-dimensionally bent shape and integral with the load beam, the first at least one leaf spring section being located at the rear of the at least one fixing part.

Abstract: A method for controlling switching in a bidirectional line-switched ring network configured by a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of nodes, (i) having a first node receive as input an LP-S (or having the first node detect an SF-P) and having a second node adjacent to the first node across a span receive the LP-S (or receive the SF-P), and (ii) having the second node send an SF-R switch request to another node when the second node further detects an SF-R on said span under the above state (i), whereby a method for controlling switching in a bidirectional line-switched ring under conditions where ring switch and LP-S cannot co-exist, but ring switch and SF-P can, is realized, as a whole, in the ring network.

Abstract: A suspension includes a multilayered plate member formed by at least three layers laminated together. The modulus of elasticity of neighboring layers of the at least three layers are different from each other. Both side edges of only a part of the layers of the multilayered plate member within a stiffness-required region are bent to form ribs.

Abstract: A suspension for a HGA includes a base plate, a flexure having a suspension tongue for holding a slider, a load beam, and a hinge that are assembled together; wherein a strengthening plate is formed on the suspension tongue to increase stiffness of the suspension tongue. So the invention enable the use of the suspension with lower pitch and roll stiffness while preventing the suspension deformation. This ensures the slider mounted on the suspension have a good flying performance. The invention also discloses a HGA with such a suspension and a disk drive unit having such an HGA.

Abstract: A suspension is provided for improving reliability in reading/writing of data by improving stiffness in a longitudinal direction of a flexure while realizing low pitch/roll stiffness of a tongue part. The suspension includes: a flexure, including two branched outrigger parts extending to the tip side of the flexure, and a tongue part for mounting a magnetic head slider, located between the outrigger parts and linked to the tip sides of the outrigger parts; a trace formed on the flexure; and a fixed part in which at least a part of a bent part formed in the trace is fixed to the tongue part.

Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including an inflator that generates high-pressure gas upon receiving an impact; and an airbag that deploys between an occupant and a vehicle body side portion from a folded state upon receiving the high-pressure gas from the inflator, wherein the airbag has a deployment restriction member that restricts the height of the airbag in the vehicle body vertical direction during deployment.

Abstract: A simulated gun includes a main body and a reactionary force generator having a drive force generator, an actuator and a transmitter. The drive force generator is arranged outside the main body and transmits a drive force to a core constituting the transmitter by driving of the drive force generator. The rotational arm of the actuator is rotated together with a weight about the horizontal axis by a drive force from the core, and a drive force in a direction for raising the muzzle side of the gun is imparted to the main body when the weight hammers the inner wall surface of the main body. Consequently, a specified impact force can be generated by the drive force generator arranged outside of the main body, the size and weight of the main body can be reduced, and a realistic reaction force such that the muzzle side of the gun is sprung up can be realized.

Abstract: A head slider with a precise positioning actuator includes a thin plane shaped head section provided with a first surface that is substantially perpendicular to an ABS of the head slider, a second surface opposite to the first surface and at least one head element formed on the first surface, and an actuator section located at a side of the second surface of the head section and integrally fixed to the head section, for precisely positioning the at least one head element.

Abstract: A current mirror circuit 30 comprises PMOS's 31 to 34. The current which was flowing when the input voltage was “H” is interrupted, when the node N34 goes from “L” to “H,” a cascode-connected PMOS 31 is automatically turned OFF. The gates of PMOS's 31 and 33 are connected by a signal line (SL) directly to a node N34. The rise time of the output voltage of a current mirror circuit and the consumption current can be reduced.

Abstract: A suspension includes a multilayered plate member formed by at least three layers laminated together. Modulus of elasticity of neighbor layers of the at least three layers are different from each other. Both side edges of only a part of the layers of the multilayered plate member within a stiffness-required region are bent to form ribs.

Abstract: A microactuator includes: a base part to be joined to a flexure; a pair of arms, joined to the base part, for holding a magnetic head slider therebetween; and a PZT device, mounted on each of the arms, to be deformed in an expanding or contracting manner based on a drive signal applied. Each of the arms is provided with a support part for supporting a surface opposite to an ABS forming surface of the magnetic head slider.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk drive or related apparatus in which a possibility of head crash can be reduced to minimum even if the apparatus receives an external impact during the operating state. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, in a suspension including a load beam to which a magnetic head slider is to be attached and a head arm continuously joined to the load beam, a dummy weight is attached to the rear end of the head arm, and a attachment position of a joining member for joining a portion including the magnetic head slider, the load beam, the head arm and the dummy weight with a swing portion of a voice coil motor is provided at a position in the vicinity of the center of mass of that portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique for producing a cathode film having a thin and even thickness and having stable electrical characteristics at a high productivity by an extrusion molding method. That is, the present invention provides an active material for a cathode film comprising a lithium compound having a void fraction of 0.36 or less and a polyether polymer composition for a cathode film comprising a polyether polymer, an electrolytic salt compound which is soluble in the above polymer and the active material for a cathode film described above. The object described above can be achieved by extrusion-molding them.

Abstract: A microactuator includes: a stage on which a positioning object is to be mounted; a frame to which the stage is fixed integrally; a piezoelectric device disposed on the frame, which deforms in an expanding or contracting manner based on a driving signal applied; and a drive which applies a driving signal to the piezoelectric device. The piezoelectric device is arranged to expand or contract to thereby apply a torque to the frame.

Abstract: An absorption refrigerator includes a high temperature regenerator for heating a water solution including a halogen compound to generate steam. An oxide film having thickness of 0.02–5.0 ?m, one of the colors blue, purple and gray, or a hydroxyl group is formed on a surface of at least one of the high temperature regenerators and the heat exchanger.