Head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a shield structure connected to the return pole piece
AssigneeHitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
InventorsYimin Hsu, Quang Le, James Lamar Nix, Mason Lamar Williams
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention is a head for perpendicular recording that has a trailing shield and side shields that are connected to the return pole piece by two studs of ferromagnetic material. The studs extend parallel to the track direction and are located a sufficient distance away from the main pole piece to reduce the flux flow from the main pole piece to the studs. Optionally the studs can be recessed behind the air-bearing surface. The preferred embodiment of the invention is a magnetic transducer with separated read and write heads for perpendicular recording.
Claims16
A thin film magnetic recording head for perpendicular recording comprising:
- a main pole piece that extends to an air-bearing surface;
- a return pole piece that extends to the air-bearing surface;
- a shield structure of ferromagnetic material extending along the air-bearing surface near the main pole piece, the shield structure confronting the main pole piece to form a write gap on an opposite side of the main pole piece from the return pole piece;
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- first and second connecting studs of ferromagnetic material extending from the shield structure to the return pole piece.
A thin film magnetic recording head for perpendicular recording comprising:
- a main pole piece that extends to an air-bearing surface;
- a return pole piece that extends to the air-bearing surface;
- a shield structure of ferromagnetic material extending along the air-bearing surface near the main pole piece, the shield structure including a trailing shield and left and right side shields, the trailing shield confronting the main pole piece to form a write gap;
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- first and second connecting studs of ferromagnetic material extending from the shield structure to the return pole piece and being symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of a center line through the main pole piece.
A thin film magnetic recording head for perpendicular recording comprising:
- a main pole piece with a tip that extends to an air-bearing surface;
- a return pole piece that extends to the air-bearing surface;
- a shield structure of ferromagnetic material extending along the air-bearing surface near the main pole piece tip, the shield structure including a trailing shield and left and right side shields, the trailing shield being disposed on an opposite side of the main pole piece tip from the return pole piece, the trailing shield confronting the main pole piece to form a write gap, the shield structure being narrower than the return pole piece in a cross-track direction and the shield structure having a thickness near the main pole piece tip that is less than a length of main pole piece tip;
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- first and second connecting studs of ferromagnetic material extending from first and second outer ends of the shield structure to the return pole piece, being symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of a center line through the main pole piece and having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of the shield structure near the main pole piece tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.