Abstract: A magnetic head slider includes a magnetic head mounting surface, a slider rail surface, a step air bearing surface, and a negative pressure groove. The magnetic head mounting surface is arranged in a center area with respect to a width of the slider near an air flow-out edge on the slider and mounts a magnetic head. The slider rail surface has a first depth from the magnetic head mounting surface and its width on an air flow-in side for the magnetic head is wider that its width on an air flow-out side for the magnetic head. The step air bearing surface is formed on an air flow-in side of the slider rail surface and has a second depth from the slider rail surface. The negative-pressure groove which formed on an air flow-in side of the step air bearing surface and has a third depth from the step air bearing surface.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, and a magnetic head slider. The slider has a magnetic head, a plurality of surfaces which are formed sequentially from an adjacent side to a magnetic disk, and a slider rail surface which is arranged near an air flow-out edge on a nearest surface of the plurality of surfaces. The slider rail surface includes a long sideways rail surface on an air flow-in side and a lengthwise rail surface on an air flow-out side. The nearest surface of the plurality of surfaces is arranged only in a center area with respect to a width of the slider near the air flow-out edge and has a width substantially less than the width of the slider. An area of the long sideways rail surface is larger than an area of the lengthwise rail surface.

Abstract: An output device includes a radio communication interface portion having a communication port that can receive data from a mobile terminal, a displaying portion for informing of a communication state upon receiving the data via the communication port, and an outputting portion for executing an outputting process based on the data that are received via the radio communication interface portion. The displaying portion and the communication port are positioned in a same visual field as an operator who operates the mobile terminal to transmit the data from a position that is a maximum communicable distance away from the communication port.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider for sliding on the magnetic disk, which comprises: a leading edge; a trailing edge, wherein the air bearing surface has a front step bearing with submicron depth of the air bearing surface was made from said leading edge in the continuity, a rail surface made from this front step bearing in the continuity, a negative pressure recess which is more profound than said front step bearing made in the continuity from this rail surface and a side step bearing with the depth identical with said front step bearing made in the continuity from the rail surface, whereby the ratio of depth R of said recess and depth ?s of said front step bearing is R/?s ?5.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider, for sliding on a magnetic disk, which comprises a leading edge, a trailing edge, an air bearing surface having a front step bearing of submicron depth made from the leading edge, and a rail surface made from the front step bearing. A negative pressure recess, which is more profound than the front step bearing, is made from the rail surface, and a side step bearing with a depth identical to that of the front step bearing is made from the rail surface, wherein the ratio of depth R of the recess and depth ?s of the front step bearing is R/?s?5.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, and a magnetic head slider. The slider has a magnetic head, a plurality of surfaces which are formed sequentially from an adjacent side to a magnetic disk, and a slider rail surface which is arranged near an air flow-out edge on a nearest surface of the plurality of surfaces. The slider rail surface includes a long sideways rail surface on an air flow-in side and a lengthwise rail surface on an air flow-out side. The nearest surface of the plurality of surfaces is arranged only in a center area with respect to a width of the slider near the air flow-out edge and has a width substantially less than the width of the slider. An area of the long sideways rail surface is larger than an area of the lengthwise rail surface.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device, which is provided with a magnetic head slider mounted with a magnetic head and a magnetic disk, and of which the magnetic head slider has the possibility of contacting the magnetic disk at the vicinity of the magnetic head. The magnetic head slider has the size of 1.25 mm or less in length, 1 mm or less in width and 0.3 mm or less in thickness, and the friction force exerted between the magnetic head slider and the magnetic disk is 10 mN or less. The magnetic head comprises four substantially parallel surfaces and the depth from a first surface which is the most adjacent surface to the magnetic disk to a second surface is 10 nm to 50 nm, the depth from the second surface to a third surface is 50 nm to 200 nm, and the depth from the third surface to a fourth surface is 400 nm to 1 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A magnetic disc apparatus includes a magnetic disc, a slider incorporating lifting rails or lifting pads, a magnetic head provided to a lifting rail or a lifting pad on the outflow end side, a suspension supporting the slider, and a carriage attached to the suspension. The slider has an inverted stepped wall formed in a shape such that it is caved in a direction from the inflow end to the outflow end of the slider, and a bleed surface formed at the outflow end side of the inverted stepped wall and caved from the lifting rails or the lifting pads. An action point of an equivalent load is located offset from the inverted stepped wall of the slider toward the inflow end of the slider.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device having a magnetic disk, a magnetic head slider with a magnetic head mounted thereon and having a first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a fourth surface which are formed sequentially from an adjacent side to the magnetic disk, and a gap of a magnetic head arranged on the first surface. A relation of d1<d2<d3 is established where d1 is a depth from the first surface to the second surface, d2 is a depth from the second surface to the third surface, and d3 is a depth from the third surface to the fourth surface. The magnetic head slider has a floating pitch attitude of at least 50 micro-radians with respect to the magnetic disk.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider having a plurality of surfaces which are formed sequentially from an adjacent side to a magnetic disk, and a slider rail surface, which is arranged near an air flow-out edge on a nearest surface of the plurality of surfaces including a long sideways rail surface on an air flow-in side and a lengthwise rail surface on an air flow-out side, has a magnetic head. An area of the long sideways rail surface is larger than an area of the lengthwise rail surface.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider for sliding on the magnetic disk, which comprises:

Abstract: In a magnetic disk unit, in the control of a load/unload function of a magnetic head relative to a magnetic disk, the magnetic disk and the magnetic head are prevented from contacting each other and damage thereto is avoided by utilizing a shallow dual-step subambient pressure slider and carrying out loading/unloading at a rotational speed lower than a rated rotational speed of the normally operated magnetic disk at which writing and reading (R/W) of data to and from the magnetic disk by the magnetic head is normally carried out.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider mounted on a magnetic disk unit for supporting a magnetic head that writes and reads information to and from a magnetic disk is constructed such that a depth &dgr;s1 from the surfaces of leading and trailing pads, which come into contact with a medium surface when the disk is at rest, to stepped surfaces formed on the air inflow side of the leading pads, a depth &dgr;s2 from the contact surfaces to stepped surfaces formed on the air inflow side of the trailing pad and a step depth &dgr;s3 from the contact surfaces to the surfaces of side rails are in a relation of &dgr;s1≦&dgr;s2≦&dgr;s3. With this arrangement, the slider can follow the waved medium surface at a low flying height with a small flying height fluctuation, thus realizing high density recording, high reliability and reduced cost of the magnetic disk unit.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device having a magnetic disk, a magnetic head slider with a magnetic head mounted thereon and having a first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a fourth surface which are formed sequentially from an adjacent side to the magnetic disk, and a gap of a magnetic head arranged on the first surface. A relation of d1<d2<d3 is established where d1 is a depth from the first surface to the second surface, d2 is a depth from the second surface to the third surface, and d3 is a depth from the third surface to the fourth surface. The magnetic head slider has a floating pitch attitude of at least 50 micro-radians with respect to the magnetic disk.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider having a plurality of surfaces which are formed sequentially from an adjacent side to a magnetic disk, and a slider rail surface, which is arranged near an air flow-out edge on a nearest surface of the plurality of surfaces including a long sideways rail surface on an air flow-in side and a lengthwise rail surface on an air flow-out side, has a magnetic head. An area of the long sideways rail surface is larger than an area of the lengthwise rail surface.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider for sliding on a magnetic disk includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, an air bearing surface having a front step bearing of submicron depth made from the leading edge, and a rail surface made from the front step bearing. A negative pressure recess which is more profound than the front step bearing is made from the rail surface, and a side step bearing having a depth identical with the front step bearing is made from the rail surface. The ratio of the depth R of the recess to the depth &dgr;S of the front step bearing is R/&dgr;s>5.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider assembly is provided, in which a flying height of the head slider is not changed when a peripheral speed and a yaw angle of the magnetic head slider assembly with respect to a magnetic disk are changed according to the change of a magnetic head slider radial position, so that a difference between flying heights in floating profiles become minimum. The magnetic head slider is provided with two stepped surfaces via a difference portion with respect to a contact surface of an inflow pad or an outflow pad of the magnetic head slider (1), wherein a ratio &dgr;s/&dgr;r between a depth &dgr;s of the first stepped surface and a depth &dgr;r of the second stepped surface with respect to the contact surface and a ratio xp/L between a length L of the slider in an air stream inflow direction and a distance xp between an air stream inflow end and a dimple position of the slider are respectively set in a range 0.047≦&dgr;s/&dgr;r≦0.364 and 0.002≦xp/L≦0.4, or a range 0.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device, which is provided with a magnetic head slider mounted with a magnetic head and a magnetic disk, and of which the magnetic head slider has the possibility of contacting the magnetic disk at the vicinity of the magnetic head,

Abstract: A magnetic disk device is provided with a magnetic head slider mounted with a magnetic head and a magnetic disk, and the magnetic head slider has the possibility of contacting the magnetic disk at the vicinity of the magnetic head during operation of the magnetic disk device. The magnetic head slider is 1.25 mm or less in length, 1 mm or less in width and 0.3 mm or less in thickness, and the friction force exerted between the magnetic head slider and the magnetic disk is 10 mN or less. The magnetic head comprises four substantially parallel surfaces, and the depth from a first surface, which is the most adjacent surface to the magnetic disk, to a second surface is 10 nm to 50 nm, the depth from the second surface to a third surface is 50 nm to 200 nm, and the depth from the third surface to a fourth surface is 400 nm to 1 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A magnetic head slider assembly is provided, in which a flying height of the head slider is not changed when a peripheral speed and a yaw angle of the magnetic head slider assembly with respect to a magnetic disk are changed according to the change of a magnetic head slider radial position, so that a difference between flying heights in floating profiles become minimum. The magnetic head slider is provided with two stepped surfaces via a difference portion with respect to a contact surface of an inflow pad or an outflow pad of the magnetic head slider (1), wherein a ratio &dgr;s/&dgr;r between a depth &dgr;s of the first stepped surface and a depth &dgr;r of the second stepped surface with respect to the contact surface and a ratio xp/L between a length L of the slider in an air stream inflow direction and a distance xp between an air stream inflow end and a dimple position of the slider are respectively set in a range 0.047≦&dgr;s/&dgr;r≦0.364 and 0.002≦xp/L≦0.4, or a range 0.