Patent ID: 7099114
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An air bearing slider of a disk drive to move a read/write head to a desired position on a disk by being lifted from a surface of the disk, the air bearing slider comprising: a body having a surface facing the disk; a first rail base protruding from the surface facing the disk, wherein the first rail base has a U shape open to a trailing end portion of the body; a first rail portion protruding from the first rail base to generate positive pressure, the first rail portion comprising: a negative pressure cavity defined by the first rail base; a second rail base protruding from the surface facing the disk, adjacent to the trailing end portion of the body; a second rail portion protruding from the second rail base to generate positive pressure; and an air flow channel disposed between the leading end portion of the first rail base and the cross rail, formed to a predetermined depth from an upper surface of the first rail base, and extending perpendicular to the direction in which air enters.