JPH1145421A - Magnetic head - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic head good in the state of electrical and mechanical connection between a head supporting plate and an FPC(flexible printed circuit board) by preventing moving fault or a following fault caused by bringing the FPC to contact with a shutter of a cartridge, etc. at the time when the magnetic head is moved in the radial direction of a disk. SOLUTION: The front surface of a head supporting plate 16 is fitted with a magnetic head main body 17 and the back surface is fixed with an FPC 18. A connecting open hole 19 to be provided in the head supporting plate 16 is arranged in the outer circumferential side 0 of a disk from the fitting position of the magnetic head main body 17 on the head supporting plate 16, is moreover arranged in a position corresponding to the inside of a window frame 28 of a cartridge loaded into a drive and a conductive adhesive 23 to fill a part or the whole part of the connecting open hole 19 is applied so as to cover even the surface of the head supporting plate 16 in the vicinity of the connecting open hole 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a magnetic head provided in a floppy disk drive.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a floppy disk drive (hereinafter referred to as a drive) has been required to be thinner in order to be compatible with a notebook type personal computer or the like, and is required to be mountable in a space of, for example, 11 mm. Naturally, it is also required to reduce the thickness of the magnetic head provided in the drive. And the drive is equipped with a movable magnetic head,
A floppy disk cartridge (hereinafter, referred to as a cartridge) in which a flexible disk (hereinafter, referred to as a disk) is stored in a case is used.

Usually, two magnetic heads are provided in such a drive so as to be vertically symmetrical with respect to the disk, but when the cartridge is mounted, it is raised or lowered by a lift mechanism so that the mounted magnetic head does not hit the cartridge. It has become. When the cartridge enters a predetermined position of the drive at the time of mounting, and the shutter 3 provided in the case 2 of the cartridge 1 has finished moving in the direction A as shown in FIG. , The upper magnetic head is lowered, and the magnetic head body comes into contact with the signal recording surface 6 of the disk except through the opening 4. Also, the lower magnetic head contacts the lower surface of the disk by the same movement on the lower surface side as the signal recording surface side.

In addition, when the two magnetic head bodies come into contact with the signal recording surface 6 of the disk, first, the portion of the disk surface immediately inside the linear portion 7 on the outermost side of the opening 4, that is, the signal recording of the disk can be performed. It comes into contact with the outermost peripheral side (Tr00). Then, after receiving the driving force from the stepping motor, each magnetic head main body is sequentially moved to the radially inner track (Trxx) position toward the center of the disk, and is located inside the opening 4. By moving to a position (Tr79) on the disk surface immediately outside the linear portion 8, signals can be recorded or reproduced on the disk. Reference numeral 9 denotes a hub for attaching and detaching the drive shaft to and from the drive.

In such a magnetic head, a recording / reproducing magnetic core and an erasing magnetic core are fixed to a slider, and a coil bobbin around which a coil is wound is mounted on each of the magnetic cores, and the main body of the magnetic head is mounted. The magnetic head body is assembled and attached to a head support plate having a gimbal support structure to which a flexible printed circuit board (hereinafter referred to as FPC) is fixed. Then, the head support plate is connected to the grounding land of the FPC.

At this time, as a connection method, as shown in FIG. 5, an opening 119 is provided in a portion of the head support plate 116 which is in contact with the grounding land portion 129 of the FPC 118 fixed thereto, and one main support of the head support plate 116 is provided. After attaching the magnetic head main body 117 to the surface corresponding to the surface and fixing the FPC 118, the inside of the opening 119 of the head support plate 116 is filled with a conductive adhesive 123, and the head support plate 116 is attached via the conductive adhesive 123. A method of connecting to the grounding land portion 129 of the FPC 118 is presented.

[0007] The connection is performed by filling the inside of the opening 119 provided in the head support plate 116 with the conductive adhesive 123 in such a manner that the connection process is performed within the thickness of the head support plate 116 and the thickness of the FPC 118. This is because the head support plate 116 is connected to a carriage (not shown) on the surface opposite to the mounting surface of the magnetic head main body 117 without causing the adhesive 123 to protrude. Also, a conductive adhesive 1 as a connection material
The reason why 23 is used is that the head support plate 116 is usually made of stainless steel which is hardly rusted, but is hard to be connected by soldering. In addition, the conductive adhesive 123 is easy to apply in a liquid state, solidifies after the application, and does not require a flux unlike solder, so that it is easy to handle.

In this case, the relationship between the thickness of the magnetic head and the cartridge in the thickness direction is such that the thickness a of the head support plate 116 is about 0.05 mm, the thickness b of the FPC 118 is about 0.1 mm,
The distance d from the mounting surface of the magnetic head main body 117 of the head support plate 116 to the upper surface of the shutter 24 of the cartridge is about 0.6 mm, and the distance c between the FPC 118 and the shutter 24 is about 0.5 mm.

[0009]

However, when the magnetic head body is mounted on the surface of the head support plate, and the FPC is further fixed to the surface of the head support plate to form a magnetic head, the FPC moves with respect to the head support plate. Since it is on the same side as the magnetic head main body, the distance between the sliding surface of the magnetic head main body and the surface of the FPC is as small as about 0.5 mm as described above, and they are directly opposed. Therefore, when the magnetic head moves in the radial direction of the disk, the FPC is bent by the vibration,
The surface of the magnetic head C facing the cartridge becomes easy to contact the shutter of the cartridge, which hinders the movement of the magnetic head, or the magnetic head moves to the disk when trying to follow the movement of the disk in the rotational direction. Obstruction of following.

Also, when the inside of the opening of the head support plate is filled with a conductive adhesive and a connection process is performed within the thickness of the head support plate and the thickness of the FPC, the thickness of the head support plate becomes about 0.
Since the connection is made only by the wall surface of the opening of the head support plate, the connection area is small and a sufficient connection cannot be made. Therefore, the electrical connection is insufficient and the mechanical strength of the connecting portion is also poor.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem. When the magnetic head moves in the radial direction of the disk, the FPC comes into contact with a cartridge shutter or the like, and the movement obstruction and follow-up occur. It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic head which prevents failure and has good electrical and mechanical connection between a head support plate and an FPC.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, in a magnetic head according to the present invention, a magnetic head main body is mounted on a front surface of a head support plate, an FPC is fixed on a back surface, and a connection provided on the head support plate. The opening is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the disk from the position where the magnetic head main body is mounted on the head support plate, and is further arranged at a position corresponding to the window frame of the cartridge mounted on the drive. The conductive adhesive to be buried is filled so as to cover the surface of the head support plate near the connection opening.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the attached FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the upper magnetic head and the window frame of the cartridge immediately after the shutter is opened, to which the present invention is applied. The magnetic head 15 has a surface (one main surface) of a head support plate 16.
The magnetic head main body 17 is attached to the back surface (the other main surface).
And the FPC 18 is fixed to the FPC. The head support plate 16 is provided with, for example, a circular connection opening 19 at a position corresponding to the grounding land portion 29 of the FPC 18 fixed thereto. Further, the connection opening 19 is provided on the outer peripheral side 0 of the disk from the mounting position of the magnetic head main body 17 of the head support plate 16 and is located at a position corresponding to the inside of the window frame 28 indicated by the dotted line of the cartridge mounted on the drive.

At this time, the center of the magnetic head main body 17 exceeds the position of Tr00, and the center of the movable outermost periphery (Tr-1) of the magnetic head indicated by the dashed line L is taken into consideration in consideration of the bending, backlash and the like of the magnetic head 15. Even when the magnetic head moves to the position, the margin of the magnetic head movement amount is set so that the connection opening 19 is inside the window frame 28. Incidentally, 21 is the magnetic head main body 17
The sliding surface has a recording / reproducing gap, an erasing gap, and the like. An auxiliary sliding surface 22 is paired with the sliding surface 21.

Further, in order to form an earth circuit on the head support plate 16, a conductive adhesive 23 is applied as shown in FIG. Then, the conductive adhesive 23 covers the surface of the head support plate 16 near the connection opening 19. Then, the application amount of the conductive adhesive 23 is increased, the connection area between the head support plate 16 and the grounding land portion 29 of the FPC 18 is increased, and the conductivity is increased, thereby forming an earth circuit with good electrical connection. Further, the mechanical strength of the connection portion can be increased. Moreover, since the conductive adhesive 23 is applied beyond the thickness range of the head support plate 16, the application operation is facilitated and the operation efficiency is improved.

When a cartridge is mounted on a drive equipped with such a magnetic head 15, the magnetic head main body 17 moves in the direction B as shown in FIG. After entering the opening 26, both sliding surfaces 21 and 22 come into contact with the upper surface of the disk 27. Then, the magnetic head 15 is moved in the radial direction of the disk 27, and the sliding surface 21 of the magnetic head main body 17 is brought into contact from the position of Tr00 to the position of Tr79 of the disk 27 to record and reproduce signals on the disk 27. And so on.

At this time, the connection opening 1 of the head support plate 16 is formed.
Even if the conductive adhesive 23 filling part or all of the inside 9 is swelled and projected so as to cover the surface of the head support plate 16 near the connection opening 19, the position of the connection opening 19 Are located in the window frame 28 of the cartridge, the adhesive protrusion does not hinder the movement of the magnetic head 15. Moreover, by attaching the magnetic head body 17 to the front surface of the head support plate 16 and fixing the FPC 18 to the back surface,
The distance between the FPC 18 and the case 25 of the cartridge,
In particular, since the space between the shutter 24 and the shutter 24 mounted thereon is widened, the FPC 18 does not hit the shutter 24 or the like and does not hinder the movement of the magnetic head 15.

In the above-described embodiment, the magnetic head 15 provided above the disk 27 built in the cartridge mounted on the drive has been described. However, the drive is usually arranged at a vertically symmetric position with the upper magnetic head 15. ,
A similar magnetic head is provided below the disk 27 for use.

[0019]

According to the present invention described above, the magnetic head body is mounted on the front surface of the head support plate, and the FPC is mounted on the back surface.
Are fixed to form a magnetic head, so that when a cartridge is mounted on a drive having a magnetic head, the distance between the FPC of the magnetic head and the shutter of the cartridge can be increased. Therefore, when the magnetic head is moved in the radial direction of the disk, the FPC does not hit the shutter or the like and does not hinder the movement of the magnetic head or the following of the disk, so that the recording and reproduction of signals with respect to the disk can be performed well. I can do it.

Further, the connection opening is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the disk from the position where the magnetic head body is mounted, and is further disposed at a position where it contacts the window frame of the cartridge, and the conductive adhesive is supplied to the head support near the connection opening. Since the surface is covered so as to cover the surface of the plate, the connection area between the head support plate and the grounding land portion of the FPC can be increased to increase the conductivity. Therefore,
An earth circuit with good electrical connection is formed on the head support plate, and the mechanical strength of the connection portion can be increased.

Further, since the conductive adhesive can be applied beyond the thickness range of the head support plate, the application operation can be easily performed and the work efficiency can be improved. In addition, even if the conductive adhesive is protruded so as to cover the surface of the head support plate near the connection hole, the magnetic head can be moved because the adhesive protruding portion is in the window frame of the cartridge. Does not hinder.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a positional relationship between an upper magnetic head to which the present invention is applied and a window frame of a cartridge immediately after a shutter of a cartridge is opened.

FIG. 2 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a state of application of a conductive adhesive near a connection opening provided in a head support plate of the upper magnetic head.

FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a state when a cartridge is mounted on a drive having the upper magnetic head.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state when a shutter is opened, as viewed from the upper surface of a cartridge mounted on the drive.

FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a state where a cartridge is mounted on a drive having a conventional magnetic head.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Magnetic head 16 ... Head support plate 17 ... Magnetic head main body 18 ... FPC 19 ... Connection opening 21,2
2: sliding surface 23: conductive adhesive 28: window frame 0: outer peripheral side of disk

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic head main body and a flexible printed circuit board are mounted on a head supporting plate, and the head supporting plate is connected to the flexible printed circuit board via a conductive adhesive using an opening formed in the head supporting plate. In a magnetic head connected to a grounding land, a magnetic head body is attached to the surface of the head support plate, a flexible printed circuit board is fixed to the back surface, and a connection opening provided in the head support plate is formed in the head support plate. Conductive electrode that is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the flexible disk from the magnetic head main body mounting position, and is further arranged in a position corresponding to the window frame of the floppy disk cartridge mounted on the floppy disk drive, and partially or entirely fills the connection opening. Characterized in that the conductive adhesive is applied so as to cover the surface of the head support plate near the connection opening. Good.