Devices and methods for reducing lubricant accumulation on sliders

The invention discloses devices and methods for reducing lubricant accumulation on sliders. In certain embodiments, a slider includes an air bearing surface having a cavity. The cavity includes transition features at an upstream side of the cavity to mitigate air flow expansion along the cavity. Tur...

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Main Authors AJAYKUMAR RAJASEKHARAN, NARAYANAN RAMAKRISHNAN
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 12.02.2014
Subjects
INFORMATION STORAGE
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
PHYSICS
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Summary:The invention discloses devices and methods for reducing lubricant accumulation on sliders. In certain embodiments, a slider includes an air bearing surface having a cavity. The cavity includes transition features at an upstream side of the cavity to mitigate air flow expansion along the cavity. Turbulence-inducing features are positioned on the transition features.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN20131304073