Patent ID: 6680821
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An air bearing slider for supporting a transducer over a rotating recording medium having a relatively smooth data zone and at least one textured zone, comprising:a support structure having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a longitudinal axis along the length of the support structure; and an air bearing surface configured on the support structure to face the recording medium, said air bearing surface including a generally U-shaped leading ABS pad defined on the support structure, defining an open cavity in the air bearing surface closer to the leading edge of the slider, and an asymmetric trailing ABS pad about the longitudinal axis, wherein said trailing ABS pad has a leading edge having a curved bowing profile that includes a generally concave section and a generally convex section having an apex and adjacent sections extending obliquely towards the trailing edge on either side of the apex.