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Low wear rate magnetic head slider with high recording density

US5673161A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateMar 18, 1996
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/6005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic head for performing recording and reproduction with respect to a magnetic disk medium, and an actuator for driving the magnetic head. The magnetic head includes a magnetic recording/reproducing element, a contact magnetic head slider on which the magnetic recording/reproducing element is mounted, the magnetic head slider having a press load of 1 gf or less, and a mass of 2 mg or more, and a support mechanism for supporting the magnetic head slider.

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