Patent ID: 7701670
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A head slider comprising: a slider body defining a medium-opposed surface hemisected into first and second areas by a centerline extending in a longitudinal direction of the slider body; a first front air bearing surface defined on the first area of the medium-opposed surface at a position near an inflow end of the medium-opposed surface; a second front air bearing surface defined on the second area of the medium-opposed surface at a position near an inflow end of the medium-opposed surface; and a rear air bearing surface defined on the medium-opposed surface, said rear air bearing surface located closer to an outflow end of the medium-opposed surface than the first and second front air bearing surface, wherein the outflow end of the second front air bearing surface is located closer to the outflow end of the medium-opposed surface than to the outflow end of the first front air bearing surface, the inflow end of the second front air bearing surface is located closer to the outflow end of the medium-opposed surface than to the inflow end of the first front air bearing surface.