Compliant air bearing slider with wide midpoint rails for reliable proximity recording
US6292332A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/6005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A proximity recording slider has a slider body with a leading edge, a trailing edge and a length measured from the leading edge to the trailing edge. First and second longitudinal bearing surfaces are positioned on the slider body and have a leading portion, a trailing portion and a waist portion. The waist portion of at least one of the bearing surfaces is wider than the leading and trailing portions and has a maximum width at a position that is between about 1/4 to 3/4 the length of the slider body.
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