Patent ID: 6185071
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A head slider having an air inlet end facing an air flow generated by a rotating disk and entering said head slider and an air outlet end, where the air flow exits said head slider, comprising:a pair of rails formed on a disk opposing surface opposed to the disk, each of said rails having a flat air bearing surface for generating a flying force during rotation of the disk, and a tapering surface formed near the air inlet end and extending continuously to said air bearing surface; anda plurality of pads formed on said air bearing surfaces of said rails in the vicinity of the air inlet end and in the vicinity of the air outlet end, each of said pads having a front arcuate portion facing the air flow entering said head slider, a first straight edge extending from a first side of said front arcuate portion toward a longitudinal center line of said pad, and a second straight edge extending from a second side of said front arcuate portion toward said longitudinal center line of said pad, said first and second straight edges being at a predetermined angle with respect to said longitudinal center line on first and second sides of said longitudinal center line on a horizontal plane, respectively.