Patent · US Expired

Magnetic disk drive

US6359746B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 31, 1996
Grant dateMar 19, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/21
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic disk drive according to the invention is comprises a rotary magnetic disk, a magnetic head having a head slider arranged oppositely to the magnetic disk and a transducer supported by the head slider for performing recording/reproducing information to and from the magnetic disk, and voltage applying section for applying a voltage across the head slider and the magnetic disk in accordance with at least one of a track position on the magnetic disk in which the magnetic head is positioned and the operation mode of the magnetic disk drive.

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