Flight slider for magnetic recording
US5748408A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/3183
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flight slider for magnetic recording. The slider according to the invention has at least one indentation to the rear of the relief or reliefs and the slider has utility for magnetic recording. The slider includes a support structure and at least one rail carried by the support structure, the rail defining a face which faces toward the recording medium, the rail having a front part and a rear part relative to the direction of motion of a moving recording medium. The head is located at the rear part of the at least one rail and the at least one rail has an indentation around its entire periphery.
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