HEATER DESIGN FOR FLY HEIGHT CONTROL
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a transducer head including a pair of read/write elements; and
a heat element for creating a thermally protruded close point on the transducer head, the heat element including at least one conductive portion of locally decreased resistance proximal to and between the pair of read/write elements to direct the thermally protruded close point away from a midpoint between the read/write elements.
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Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein includes a storage device comprising a transducer heat including at least one pair of read/write elements and a heat shaped to thermally protrude regions of the transducer head including the read/write elements. According to one implementation, the heat element includes at least one conductive portion of locally decreased resistance proximal to and between the pair of read/write elements to direct the thermally protruded close point away from a midpoint between the read/write elements.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a transducer head including a pair of read/write elements; and a heat element for creating a thermally protruded close point on the transducer head, the heat element including at least one conductive portion of locally decreased resistance proximal to and between the pair of read/write elements to direct the thermally protruded close point away from a midpoint between the read/write elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A storage device comprising:
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a storage medium; a transducer head including a pair of read/write elements; and a heat element for protruding the read/write elements toward the storage medium, the heat element including a conductive portion of locally decreased resistance and a conductive portion of locally increased resistance in a same plane parallel to an air-bearing surface of the transducer head, the portion of locally decreased resistance positioned between the read/write elements of the pair. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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selecting a first element of a read/write element pair to perform a data access operation; directing current through a heat element to thermally protrude the selected read/write element from an air-bearing surface of a transducer head, the heat element including at least one conductive portion of locally increased resistance and at least one conductive portion of locally decreased resistance that intersect a same axis parallel to the air-bearing surface, the portion of locally decreased resistance positioned between the first element and a second element of the read/write element pair. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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