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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2002
Hidekazu Kohira, Odawara, JP;
Hiromitsu Tokisue, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Masaaki Matsumoto, Odawara, JP;
Masayuki Suzuki, Odawara, JP;
Yoshinori Takeuchi, Ishioka, JP;
Toshihiko Shimizu, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Hidekazu Kohira, Odawara, JP;
Hiromitsu Tokisue, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Masaaki Matsumoto, Odawara, JP;
Masayuki Suzuki, Odawara, JP;
Yoshinori Takeuchi, Ishioka, JP;
Toshihiko Shimizu, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Japan, Ltd., Odawara, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic disk unit includes a magnetic disk attached to a spindle so as to be rotatable, a slider having a magnetic head for reading/writing data onto/from the magnetic disk, a suspension for providing the slider with a predetermined load, and an actuator arm for positioning the slider attached to the suspension on the magnetic disk. A first pad including the magnetic head and second pads including no magnetic heads are disposed on an air bearing surface of the slider. During rotation of said magnetic disk, a part of the first pad keeps in contact with the magnetic disk. A load point of the suspension with respect to the slider is positioned between a leading edge of the slider and a position located at a distance equivalent to substantially 0.42 times a whole length of the slider from the leading edge of the slider.