Air bearing design to mitigate lube waterfall effect
US8988830B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/6082
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A slider comprises a slider trailing edge; a lubricant blocker having a disk facing surface and a lubricant blocker trailing edge, the lubricant blocker trailing edge having a lateral end trailing a central end; and a lubricant guiding channel recessed from the disk facing surface and extending from the slider trailing edge to the lubricant blocker trailing edge.
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