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Head slider, head assembly, and magnetic disk device

US8315016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2009
Grant dateNov 20, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a head slider that can heat a recording medium with a simple structure. In the head slider (10), a hole portion (14h) having an opening in a medium facing surface (10a) facing a disk-shaped recording medium (2) is formed, and a heating element (32) that is heated by being energized and a reflection portion (43) for reflecting heat radiated from the heating element (32) toward the disk-shaped recording medium (2) are disposed in the hole portion (14h).

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