HEAD SLIDER, MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER AND MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE
A head slider includes a base surface extending in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a pair of side pads that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction on the base surface and have air bearing faces of a predetermined height from the base surface, a pair of rib portions that extend from the side pads to an end of the base surface in the first direction and have faces of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces, and a joint portion that connects opposing ends of the pair of rib portions in the first direction and has a face of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces.
1 . A head slider comprising:
a base surface which exists in first and second directions;
a pair of side pads that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction on the base surface and have air bearing faces of a predetermined height from the base surface;
a pair of rib portions that extend from the side pads to an end of the base surface in the first direction and have faces of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces; and
a joint portion that connects opposing ends of the pair of rib portions in the first direction and has a face of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces.
2 . The head slider according to claim 1 , wherein the joint portion includes a face having a height equal to that of the air bearing faces.
3 . The head slider according to claim 1 , further comprising a pad joining portion that extends in the second direction to connect the pair of side pads and has a height equal to that of the air bearing portions.
4 . The head slider according to claim 2 , further comprising a pad joining portion that extends in the second direction to connect the pair of side pads and has a height equal to that of the air bearing portions.
5 . A magnetic head slider comprising:
a head slider; and
a magnetic head
the head slider including:
a base surface extending in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
a pair of side pads that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction on the base surface and have air bearing faces of a predetermined height from the base surface;
a pair of rib portions that extend from the side pads to an end of the base surface in the first direction and have faces of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces; and
a joint portion that connects opposing ends of the pair of rib portions in the first direction and has a face of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces,
the magnetic head being attached to the joint portion.
6 . A magnetic storage device comprising:
a magnetic storage medium;
a head slider that flies over the magnetic storage medium in read/write; and
a magnetic head,
the head slider including:
a base surface extending in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
a pair of side pads that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction on the base surface and have air bearing faces of a predetermined height from the base surface;
a pair of rib portions that extend from the side pads to an end of the base surface in the first direction and have faces of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces; and
a joint portion that connects opposing ends of the pair of rib portions in the first direction and has a face of a height between the base surface and the air bearing faces,
the magnetic head being attached to the joint portion.