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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2002
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 head slider having a magnetic head for reading/writing information from/into a magnetic disk and a slider on which the magnetic head is mounted. The slider has three surface portions with levels which are different from each other on a surface facing to the magnetic disk including a first surface portion forming a pad surface, a second surface portion having a level which is lower than a level of the first surface portion and a third surface portion having a level which is lower than that of the second surface portion. The second surface portion is provided at a side opposite to a side on which the magnetic head is mounted and the third surface portion is provided at the side on which the magnetic head is mounted. A projection is provided on the second surface portion.