Patent ID: 6526639
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for burnishing a hard disk, comprising the steps of:rotating a hard disk having at least one disk surface to be burnished in a disk burnishing device, said burnishing device including a disk burnishing head mounted therein; wherein said burnishing head includes a solid body having generally rectangular surfaces, including an upper surface, a burnishing pad surface, a front surface, a rear surface and two side surfaces; and a plurality of burnishing pads being disposed upon said burnishing pad surface, each said burnishing pad having a triangularly shaped outer surface and a burnishing edge that is generally parallel to said front surface; placing said burnishing head upon said rotating hard disk such that said burnishing head is disposed in a contact flying orientation relative to said surface to be burnished; moving said burnishing head relative to said rotating disk surface while maintaining said contact flying orientation.