Trailing edge rail shaping
US6330133A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/6005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An air bearing slider having at least one air bearing pad with a trailing edge shaped to provide the desired flying height profile. The air bearing includes a slider body having leading and trailing edges, an air bearing surface and a first surface recessed with respect to the air bearing surface. Furthermore, the air bearing slider includes at least one compression region. The air bearing surface includes at least one air bearing pad having diverging side edges, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge of each air bearing pad is positioned substantially adjacent to a compression region. The trailing edge of each air bearing pad has a curvature shaped to provide a desired flying height profile of the air bearing slider.
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