Slider having leading surface for contaminant deflection
US6744601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/60
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disc head slider includes a slider body having a disc-facing surface and a leading surface adjacent to the disc facing surface. The disc facing surface has leading-most edge and first and second side edges. A bearing surface is formed on the disc facing surface. A debris deflection surface is formed along the leading surface, which is spaced vertically from the leading-most edge with respect to the disc facing surface and has a tangent that forms an angle with the bearing surface of less than ninety degrees.
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