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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2000
Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Ibaraki, JP;
Keiko Watanabe, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshihiko Shimizu, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshihiro Arisaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Shinobu Yoshida, Tsuchiura, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic head slider having a recording-reproducing element for recording and reproducing information relative to a magnetic recording medium. A sliding protective film is formed at one outer side or each of opposite outer sides of that portion, constituting the recording-reproducing element, in a direction perpendicular to a travel surface of the magnetic head slider opposed to the magnetic recording medium, at least part of the sliding protective film covers that portion reaching the travel surface, and the sliding protective film is also formed on each of side surfaces of the slider.