Self loading slider for magnetic recording heads
US4670806A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/187
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A slider for flying a magnetic head on a fluid bearing above moving magnetic recording media is disclosed in which a fluid bearing surface includes a generally planar fluid support surface extending generally transverse to the direction of movement of the media, a ramped leading edge and a cavity having a generally spherical surface formed in the fluid support surface and spaced from the leading edge thereof. A method of making such a slider is also disclosed.
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