Air bearing slider including side rail shallow recessed surfaces extending along trailing portions of leading side air bearing surfaces
US6661612B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/21
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An air bearing slider for use in a disk drive. The slider includes a leading side and an opposing trailing side. The slider further includes a pair of leading side air bearing surfaces disposed adjacent the leading side. Each of the leading side air bearing surfaces includes a main portion and a trailing portion extending from the main portion toward the trailing side. The slider further includes a pair of side rails. Each of the side rails is disposed between a respective one of the leading side air bearing surfaces and the trailing side. Each of the side rails includes a side rail air bearing surface disposed toward the trailing side and a side rail shallow recessed surface extending away from the side rail air bearing surface toward the respective main portion and laterally along the respective trailing portion in spaced relation to the respective trailing portion.
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