Patent ID: 6057983
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A flying head slider for holding an electro-magnetic transducer to have a given distance from a magnetic recording medium, said slider comprising:a principal surface facing said magnetic recording medium;floating means formed on said principal surface for floating said flying head slider from said magnetic recording medium with air flow induced between said principal surface and said magnetic recording medium, said air flow having differential pressure caused by said floating means; andflow adjusting means connected to said floating means for adjusting said air flow to reduce said differential pressure;wherein said principal surface has an upstream portion and a downstream portion opposed to said upstream portion, said air flow being directed from said upstream portion towards said downstream portion, wherein said floating means comprises:a pair of side rails formed on said principal surface to have a space left therebetween in a first direction intersecting said air flow, each of said side rails extending from said upstream portion in a second direction which is along said air flow; anda cross rail formed at said upstream portion of the principal surface and extending between said side rails in said first direction, said cross rail having at least a portion distinct from said side rails;wherein said portion of said cross rail distinct from said side rails is divided into a plurality of cross rail elements,wherein first gaps are formed between said cross rail elements and second gaps are formed between said side rails and said portion of said cross rail distinct from said side rails, said cross rail elements and said first and second gaps extending in said second direction, andwherein said air flow is directed from said upstream portion to said downstream portion via said first and second gaps.