HEAD GIMBAL MECHANISM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the recording/reproducing of information correctly in a high density state by more stably floating a slider and to improve a scanning performance.

SOLUTION: The head gimbal mechanism 2 is provided with: a slider 10 arranged between a recording medium D and a beam 11 and having an element generating proximity field light; a gimbal means 12 fixing the slider to a tip of the beam 11 in a state in which the slider is parallel to the surface of the recording medium and is rotatable freely around two shaft being orthogonal each other; and a flexible optical waveguide 13 composed of a basic waveguide part 20 arranged along the beam and a bent waveguide part 21 bent in the Z direction being almost orthogonal to the surface of the recording medium from a tip of the basic waveguide part and connected to the slider in a non-contact state for the beam and the gimbal means and guiding luminous flux to the slider. The basic waveguide part is arranged in a state in which at least fixed length of the bent waveguide part side is arranged a non-fixing state for the beam.

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