Method and apparatus for head slider and suspension reducing air flow turbulence about the slider when accessing a rotating disk in a disk drive
US7012785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/6082
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention includes head gimbal assemblies, actuators, and disk drives containing at least one airfoil boundary reducing air flow turbulence about a slider induced by said head gimbal assembly accessing a rotating disk surface.
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