STORAGE DEVICE
A storage device includes a head configured to record information in or reproduce the information from a recording medium, a suspension configured to support the head, a lift tab provided onto the suspension, a ramp, which the lift tab elastically contacts, the lift tab being configured to slide on the ramp, the ramp being configured to support the lift tab so as to hold the head at a position apart from the recording medium in loading the head over the recording medium and in unloading the head from the recording medium, and a heating member provided outside the ramp at a position close to the ramp.
1 . A storage device comprising:
a head configured to record information in or reproduce the information from a recording medium;
a suspension configured to support the head;
a lift tab provided onto the suspension;
a ramp, which the lift tab elastically contacts, the lift tab being configured to slide on the ramp, the ramp being configured to support the lift tab so as to hold the head at a position apart from the recording medium in loading the head over the recording medium and in unloading the head from the recording medium; and
a heating member provided outside the ramp at a position close to the ramp.
2 . The storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board mounted with an exoergic circuit element,
wherein the ramp is provided on a first surface of the circuit board, and the exoergic circuit element is provided at a position on a second surface of the circuit board corresponding to the ramp, the second surface being opposite to the first surface of the circuit board.
3 . The storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature measurement part configured to measure a temperature of or around the ramp; and
a controller configured to control a heating action by the heating member based on a measurement result by the temperature measurement part.
4 . The storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the heating action by the heating member so that the temperature measurement part can measure a room temperature.
5 . A temperature control method used for a storage device that includes:
a head configured to record information in or reproduce the information from a recording medium;
a suspension configured to support the head;
a lift tab provided onto the suspension; and
a ramp, which the lift tab elastically contacts, the lift tab being configured to slide on the ramp, the ramp being configured to support the lift tab so as to hold the head at a position apart from the recording medium in loading the head over the recording medium and in unloading the head from the recording medium,
said temperature control method comprising controlling a temperature of the ramp or an ambient temperature around the ramp before the head is loaded over the recording medium at a starting time of use of the storage device.