An actuator supporting apparatus of a hard disk drive includes a pivot
bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring, and a rolling member,
which are installed coaxially, to support an actuator arm to pivot. The
actuator supporting apparatus also includes a support structure to
support upper and lower surfaces of the inner ring, and a buffer member
interposed between at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the
inner ring and the support structure, to buffer vibrations and impacts.
Thus, a feature of buffering vibrations and impacts by the buffer member
is not changed and is constantly maintained, regardless of accumulation
of manufacture allowance or a change in the environment. Also, a problem
in reliability of a product due to deterioration of structural strength,
which occurs in the conventional actuator supporting apparatus, does not
occur in the actuator supporting apparatus of the present invention.