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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Mikio Tokuyama, Tsukuba, JP;
Mieko Ishii, Tsuchiura, JP;
Ryuji Tsuchiyama, Matsudo, JP;
Youichi Kawakubo, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromitsu Tokisue, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic disk device and a flying slider, having a magnetic head for reading and writing information, are disclosed. The magnetic head slider includes flying pads of a stepped configuration for flying the slider, and each of the flying pads has a flat surface portion and a step surface recessed from this flat surface portion through a microscopic step. Microscopic projections are formed on the step surface. The height of the microscopic projections are higher than or substantially equal to the height of the step. With this construction, the slider is less liable to be turned to lean forward because of the provision of the microscopic projections, and beside a front edge of the step surface will not damage a magnetic disk surface. A variation of the flying height can be reduced by a negative pressure produced at the rear side of each microscopic projection. Therefore, there can be provided the magnetic disk device having high reliability and a large capacity.