Air bearing slider with an angularly disposed channel formed between a side rail and a leading side air bearing surface
US6744599B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/6082
- 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 includes a pair of opposing lateral sides disposed between the leading and trailing sides. The slider includes a leading side air bearing surface including a main portion adjacent the leading side and a trailing portion extending from the main portion toward the trailing side along a respective one of the lateral sides. The slider includes a side rail disposed laterally along and between the respective lateral side and the trailing portion. The slider includes a channel formed between the side rail and the trailing portion disposed angularly with respect to the respective lateral side by extending from adjacent the respective lateral side towards the trailing side away from the respective lateral side for receiving airflow through the channel during operation of the disk drive.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.