Proximity recording air bearing slider design with waist offset
US5550692A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/6005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An air bearing slider for supporting a magnetic transducer includes a pair of raised side rails along the sides of the air bearing surface of the slider. Each side rail has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a waist section therebetween and an inner edge extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge. A ratio of a trailing width to a waist section width is greater than or substantially equal to 1.0. The waist sections are offset in an inward direction such that the inner edges of the side rails form convex lines relative to lines extending between the leading edges and the trailing edges of each respective side rail.
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