Hard-disk drive design for contact recording applications
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1. A hard disk drive, comprising:
- a base plate;
a spindle motor coupled to said base plate;
a disk coupled to said spindle motor;
an actuator arm assembly coupled to said base plate;
a head structurally coupled to said actuator arm assembly and magnetically coupled to said disk; and
, a liquid bearing located between said head and said disk.
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Abstract
A hard disk drive that has a liquid bearing between a head and a disk of the disk drive. The drive includes a spindle motor and an actuator arm assembly coupled to a base plate. The disk and the head are coupled to the spindle motor and actuator arm assembly, respectively. The liquid bearing is formed between the head and the disk. By way of example, the liquid bearing can be formed by the condensation of a vapor within the disk drive assembly. The liquid bearing can minimize mechanical wear while optimizing signal strength in the signal detected by the head.
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1. A hard disk drive, comprising:
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a base plate;
a spindle motor coupled to said base plate;
a disk coupled to said spindle motor;
an actuator arm assembly coupled to said base plate;
a head structurally coupled to said actuator arm assembly and magnetically coupled to said disk; and
,a liquid bearing located between said head and said disk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hard disk drive, comprising:
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a base plate;
a spindle motor coupled to said base plate;
a disk coupled to said spindle motor;
an actuator arm assembly coupled to said base plate;
a head structurally coupled to said actuator arm assembly and magnetically coupled to said disk; and
,means for forming a liquid bearing between said head and said disk. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for operating a hard disk drive, comprising:
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rotating a head relative to a disk; and
,forming a liquid bearing between the head and the disk. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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