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Slider assembly for supporting a magnetic head

US4757402A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1986
Grant dateJul 12, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/21
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic head assembly including a slider (15) for supporting a magnetic transducer (12) adjacent the surface of a recording media (14) on an air film, said slider including an air bearing member (26) having a peripheral wall (38) extending toward said media and presenting a substantially equal cross sectional area to the air film moving with the media as the head is skewed slightly relative to the oncoming air film.

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