Patent ID: 8081398
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A thin-film magnetic head comprising: at least one head element formed on or above an element-formation surface of a substrate, for reading data from a magnetic recording medium and/or writing data to a magnetic recording medium; an overcoat layer formed on the element-formation surface so as to cover said at least one head element; and at least one closure adhered to at least a portion of an upper surface of said overcoat layer, said at least one closure comprising at least one height-adjusting means for adjusting the height of a medium-opposed surface of the closure, said at least one head element having a plurality of read head elements aligned in a track width direction for reading data and a plurality of write head elements aligned in the track width direction for writing data, and said at least one height-adjusting means comprising a heating portion with a length in the track width direction being the same as or more than a length of a range in the track width direction in which all the read head elements and the write head elements are aligned.