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Slider design for diverting airflow away from a transducer

US8520339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2009
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/6005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to air-bearing sliders used in magnetic storage systems that employ a trench arranged between a transducing head connected to a slider body and a leading edge of the slider body. The trench is configured to divert air passing over an air-bearing surface of the slider body away from the transducing head.

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