Magnetic head and support therefore

Claim 1

A magnetic head supporting apparatus comprising; a carriage movable in a direction of a radius of a magnetic disk, a head arm mounted on said carriage, a first magnetic head mounted on said carriage through a first supporting member, a second magnetic head opposing said first magnetic head across said magnetic disk, and mounted on said head arm through a second supporting member, a head arm spring mounted on said head arm for pressing said first and second magnetic heads to bring them into contact with said magnetic disk with a predetermined pressure, wherein a first slider of said first magnetic head is supported pivotally about a support point of said first supporting member which allows said first slider to pivot about said point on an axis extending radially of said disk, a second slider of said second magnetic head is supported pivotally about a support point of said second supporting member which allows said second slider to pivot about said point on an axis extending radially of said disk, a recording and reproducing head gap of said first magnetic head is disposed on said slider at the forward end of said slider as viewed in a direction of rotation of said magnetic disk, and a recording and reproducing head gap of said second magnetic head is disposed on said slider at the forward end of said slider as viewed in a direction of rotation of said magnetic disk, said first and second sliders making contact with respective disk surfaces to thereby cause said sliders to generate a turning moment about their respective pivot axes whereby a more uniform and stable contact is generated between the respective head gaps and disk surfaces.