Magnetic head slider
A magnetic head slider comprises a slider body comprising a base portion made of an altic material and an element-forming portion, made of alumina, having formed thereon magnetic conversion elements. Slider-flying rails protruding beyond the surface of the slider body are provided. A first protection film is formed on the surface of the slider body to cover a boundary between the element-forming portion and the base portion to thereby prevent a lubricant of a magnetic disk from depositing on the boundary between the base portion and the element-forming portion. Second protection films are formed on the surfaces of the slider-flying rails to protect the magnetic conversion elements from being corroded and damaged. Further, when pneumatic bearings are provided on the slider-flying rails, third protection films are formed on the surfaces of the pneumatic bearings.
1. A magnetic head slider comprising:
a slider body comprising a base portion and an element-forming portion joined to said base portion and having formed thereon magnetic conversion elements;
a first surface of said slider body that faces a magnetic medium during use of said slider;
slider-flying rails protruding beyond the first surface of said slider body and having second surfaces;
pneumatic bearing portions protruding beyond the second surfaces of said slider-flying rails and having third surfaces;
a first protection film formed on the first surface of the slider body and covering a boundary between said element-forming portion and said base portion;
second protection films formed on the second surfaces of said slider-flying rails; and
third protection films formed on the third surfaces of said pneumatic bearings to protect said magnetic conversion elements.
2. A magnetic head slider according to claim 1 , wherein said slider-flying rails comprise a first rail portion, having a transversal component extending in the transverse direction of said slider body and lengthwise components extending in the lengthwise direction of said slider body from both ends of said transversal component, and two second rail portions arranged at the back of said first rail portion with a distance in the transverse direction of said slider body.
3. A magnetic head slider according to claim 2 , wherein the thickness of said first protection film is different from the thickness of each of said second and third protection films.
4. A magnetic head slider according to claim 3 , wherein the thickness of said first protection film is greater than the thickness of each of said second and third protection films.
5. A magnetic head slider according to claim 2 , wherein said first protection film, said second protection films and said third protection films each comprises a carbon film containing fluorine, the content of fluorine in said first protection film being greater than the content of fluorine in said second and third protection films.