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Slider and manufacturing method thereof, head gimbal assembly, disk drive with same

US7656617B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2006
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/6082
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention discloses a manufacturing method of slider. The slider comprises an incline portion (6) connecting a read/write portion (24) disposed with a convex configuration on an air bearing surface opposite to a recording medium, and a concave portion (26) adjacent to an end thereof where airflow flows in. The incline portion (6) includes a first incline portion (61) with a substantially linear shape connected with a surface of the read/write portion (24) and a second incline portion (62) with substantially linear shape connected with the concave portion (26). A first incline angle θ1 of the concave portion (26) with respect to the first incline portion (61) is larger than a second incline angle θ2 of the concave portion (26) with respect to the second incline portion (62).

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