Patent ID: 6118635
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic storage apparatus comprising:a magnetic recording medium including a magnetic thin film layer and a lubricant layer placed thereon;a magnetic head assembly which is brought into contact with said magnetic recording medium to perform an input/output operation, said magnetic head assembly including three sliding pads attached to a sliding member, said sliding member sustained by a gimbal of a load arm, said load arm supported from a carriage, one sliding pad of said three sliding pads being disposed in a backward position in a relative movement of said magnetic head assembly to said magnetic recording medium and mounting on said sliding member a magnetic head for reading and writing data from and to said magnetic recording medium, wherein said three sliding pads contact said magnetic recording medium during reading/writing, and said one sliding pad has a larger area contacting to said magnetic recording medium than a sum of areas of two sliding forward pads of said three sliding pads contacting to said magnetic recording medium;means for driving said magnetic recording medium contacted by said magnetic head assembly;means for positioning said magnetic head with respect to said magnetic recording medium; andmeans for performing writing and reading of magnetic information in a state where said three sliding pads of said magnetic head are brought into contact with said magnetic recording medium.