Head slider and disk drive apparatus

Details Head slider and disk drive apparatus Head slider and disk drive apparatus

2006-02-14

2006-02-14

Tupper, Robert S. (Department: 2652)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Fluid bearing head support

Disk record

C360S235700, C360S235800, C360S236000

Reexamination Certificate

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06999281

ABSTRACT:
A Head slider20has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a disk-facing surface adapted to oppose a disk400, as well as a head22disposed on the disk-facing surface for performing record/reproduce operations. The disk-facing surface has a cross rail261disposed at a predetermined distance from an upstream edge portion36perpendicular to the rotating direction of disk400, and an upstream-side intermediate-level surface32formed to be lower than cross rail261and extended from the forward edge of cross rail261to upstream edge portion36. A step depth H at a stepped portion38between cross rail261and intermediate-level surface32is set to be within a range of 5 nm to 100 nm. Thus, a disk drive is provided that is capable of record/reproduce operations while maintaining stable flight of head slider20when the relative speed between the head slider and disk is low and that has good shock resistance.

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