Patent ID: 6222703
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic head comprising:a first magnetic head part for performing a reading and writing process on a first flexible medium;a second magnetic head part for performing a reading and writing process on a flexible second medium having a lower coercive force than the first flexible medium; anda slider for supporting said first magnetic head part and said second magnetic head part, said slider being provided with a central groove between a first air bearing surface provided with said first magnetic head part and a second air bearing surface provided with said second magnetic head part, the slider being configured such that in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which one of the first flexible medium and the second flexible medium moves, the first air bearing surface has a width A1 at a leading edge thereof facing the approaching medium, and a corresponding width A2 at a trailing edge thereof facing the medium leaving said magnetic head, and the width A2 at the trailing edge is smaller than the width A1 at the leading edge (A1>A2).