IP Library Granted Patent US 7,252,897
Granted Patent B2
US 7,252,897 · App. 10/653,429 · Granted Aug 7, 2007

Magnetic recording disk and process for manufacture thereof

Assignee: Hoya Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,252,897
App. No.
10/653,429
Granted
Aug 7, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magnetic recording disk having a substrate, a magnetic layer formed on the substrate, a protective layer formed on the magnetic layer and a lubricant layer formed on the protective layer, the lubricant layer containing a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring and a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group, or the lubricant layer containing a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group on the protective layer side and a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring on the other surface side, and a process for manufacturing each of these magnetic recording disks.

Claims (10)

1. A magnetic recording disk comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer formed on the substrate, a protective layer formed on the magnetic layer and a two part lubricant layer formed on the protective layer, a first lubricant layer containing a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group on the protective layer side and a second lubricant layer containing a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring on the first lubricant layer, wherein said perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group is a compound having a structure of the general formula (IV),

wherein each of r and s is an integer of 1 or greater, and said perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring is a compound having a structure of the general formula (I),

R 1 —OCH 2 CF 2 (OCF 2 CF 2 ) p (OCF 2 ) q OCF 2 CH 2 O—R 2   (I)

wherein R 1 is a group represented by the formula (A),

R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a group of the above formula (A), and each of p and q is an integer of 1 or greater.

2. The magnetic recording disk of claim 1 , wherein the perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group has a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 7,000 and a polydispersity[Mw/Mn] of 1.2 or less.

3. The magnetic recording disk of claim 1 , wherein the perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring has a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 7,000 and a polydispersity[Mw/Mn] of 1.1 or less.

4. A magnetic recording disk of claim 1 , which is mounted in a magnetic recording disk drive unit according to the LUL method.

5. A magnetic recording disk unit comprising the magnetic recording disk as recited in claim 1 and a magnetic head.

6. The magnetic recording disk unit of claim 5 , wherein said magnetic head has a negative pressure air bearing surface (NPAB) slider.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF ASSIGNEE TO WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 024611 FRAME 0396. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 20, 2010
From: HOYA MAGNETICS SINGAPORE PTE LTD; HOYA CORPORATION
To: WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 025008/0948 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2010
From: HOYA MAGNETICS SINGAPORE PTE LTD; HOYA CORPORATION
To: WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION; WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 024611/0396 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2003
From: SHIMOKAWA, KOICHI; HARA, KOTA
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014762/0138 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2002-257364 · Sep 3, 2002 · national
JP 2002-260787 · Sep 6, 2002 · national
JP 2003-041319 · Feb 19, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040072034A1 · Apr 15, 2004