Contoured magnetic recording head/slider assembly
US4285019A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1980 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/6005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic head/slider assembly for flying a magnetic head on a fluid bearing relative to magnetic recording media moving in a predetermined direction, as a fluid bearing surface which is convexly curved longitudinally of the assembly. A magnetic recording head extends rearwardly of the slider body with at least a portion of its bottom surface also being convexly curved. The head/slider assembly is supported such that the portion of the assembly closest to the magnetic recording media when the media is stopped is a portion of the slider body forward of the trailing edge thereof, whereby the magnetic head gap remains spaced above the media when the media contacting portion of the assembly is resting thereupon.
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