Floating down stream perpendicular write head shield

A read/write head for a disk drive, the head being suitable for perpendicularly recording data in adjacent magnetic recording media, the head comprising:

• a first and second shield;
• a magnetoresistive sensor located between the first and second shield;
• a write pole located proximate the second shield;
• one or more electrically conductive coils located between the write pole and the second shield;
• and
• a write shield located proximate an opposite side of the write pole from the second shield;
• wherein there are no conductive coils on the opposite side of the write pole from the second shield.

A read/write head for a disk drive, the head being suitable for perpendicularly recording data in adjacent magnetic recording media, the head comprising:

• a read element including:
• a first and a second read shield;
• and
• a magnetoresistive sensor located between the first and second read shields;
• and
• a write element including:
• a return flux write pole located proximate the second shield;
• a main write pole located proximate the return flux write pole;
• one or more electrically conductive coils located between the return flux write pole and the main write pole;
• and
• a write shield located proximate an opposite side of the main write pole from the return flux write pole, wherein the write shield is spaced apart from the write pole so as not to be in contact therewith.

A read/write head for a disk drive, the head being suitable for perpendicularly recording data in adjacent magnetic recording media, the head comprising:

• a first and second shield;
• a magnetoresistive sensor located between the first and second shield;
• a write pole located proximate the second shield;
• one or more electrically conductive coils in a pancake-shaped arrangement located between the write pole and the second shield;
• a yoke located inside of the conductive coils and extending between the write pole and the second shield;
• and
• a write shield located proximate an opposite side of the write pole from the second shield, wherein the write shield is spaced apart from the write pole so as not to be in contact therewith, wherein the write shield is thicker and wider than is a tip of the write pole closest to the adjacent magnetic recording media and the write shield is significantly shorter than the write pole, and wherein the write shield has a surface facing toward the write pole that includes a first surface portion and a second surface portion, the first surface portion being relatively closer to the write pole and to the adjacent magnetic recording media than is the second surface portion;
• wherein there are no conductive coils on the opposite side of the write pole from the second shield;
• and
• wherein the adjacent magnetic recording media is caused to move relative to the read/write head in a direction that causes a given portion of media to pass first by the magnetoresistive sensor and then by the write pole and then by the write shield.