Patent ID: 6330131
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: F16C,G11B

Abstract:
An air bearing slider having an air bearing surface with a leading edge and a trailing edge and defining opposing first and second sides between said edges, said air bearing slider being spaced closely to and interfacing with a magnetic recording disk comprising:first and second tapered regions disposed at said leading edge and adjacent to said respective first and second sides;first and second side rails adjacent to said respective first and second tapered regions, said side rails defining a central recessed region therebetween, each of said first and second side rails further including respective first and second surfaces substantially coplanar with the air bearing surface; anda hard wear-resistant material deposited on only first and second portions of said respective first and second surfaces, wherein the area of each of said first and second portions is a fraction of the area of each of said respective first and second surfaces, the rearmost portion of said material being spaced from the trailing edge of said slider;whereby stiction force at the slider-to-disk interface is effectively minimized while said slider maintains its tilt or pitch.