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Head slider, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk dirve

US7542236B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2004
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/6064
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic head part is constituted by a reproducing head part having a GMR device and a recording head part acting as an inductive electromagnetic transducer which are laminated on a support. The magnetic head part further comprises a heater. One of poles of the heater is electrically connected to a heater electrode pad disposed on a first surface of a head slider. The other pole is electrically connected to a substrate constituting the support, and is energized by way of a second surface of the head slider.

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