HEAD-MEDIUM CONTACT DETECTION USING AN OSCILLATING ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE

    公开(公告)号:US20170092313A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:US15237878

    申请日:2016-08-16

    IPC分类号: G11B5/60

    摘要: An apparatus comprises circuitry configured to apply an AC signal having a frequency to one of a slider of a recording head and a magnetic recording medium. The applied AC signal causes an oscillation in an electrostatic force and clearance between the slider and the medium at the frequency of the AC signal. A thermal sensor is configured to generate a sensor signal at the AC signal frequency in response to sensing changes in temperature resulting from the oscillating clearance. A detector is coupled to the circuitry and the thermal sensor. The detector is configured to detect one or both of head-medium spacing changes and head-medium contact using a phase of a first harmonic or an amplitude of a second harmonic of the thermal sensor signal.

    Head DFH protrusion shape calibration by HDI sensor

    公开(公告)号:US09251829B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-02

    申请号:US13317402

    申请日:2011-10-17

    IPC分类号: G11B5/60 G11B27/36

    摘要: Dynamic fly height (DFH) controlled read/write heads using multiple heaters have their heater powers set within a range of ratios that allows minimum clearances to be set between the read-gap and the write-gap and the surface of a disk, thereby providing improved touch-down detection. Determining the correct range of power ratios requires varying the ratio to create an adjustable protrusion profile for the read and write elements in the head and measuring values of the ratio and corresponding values of read gap and write gap clearances that create points of minimum clearance. By adjusting the ratio of power supplied to the heaters, different protrusion profiles can be produced, clearance control for sigma reduction can be obtained and read/write readiness and operation consistency and reliability can be improved.

    Resistance temperature sensors for head-media and asperity detection
    9.
    发明授权
    Resistance temperature sensors for head-media and asperity detection 有权
    电阻温度传感器用于头部介质和粗糙度检测

    公开(公告)号:US09230594B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US14287419

    申请日:2014-05-27

    IPC分类号: G11B21/02 G11B20/10 G11B5/60

    摘要: A temperature sensor of a head transducer measures temperature near or at the close point. The measured temperature varies in response to changes in spacing between the head transducer and a magnetic recording medium. A detector is coupled to the temperature sensor and is configured to detect a change in a DC component of the measured temperature indicative of onset of contact between the head transducer and the medium. Another head transducer configuration includes a sensor having a sensing element with a high temperature coefficient of resistance to interact with asperities of the medium. Electrically conductive leads are connected to the sensing element and have a low temperature coefficient of resistance relative to that of the sensing element, such thermally induced resistance changes in the leads have a negligible effect on a response of the sensing element to contact with the asperities.

    摘要翻译: 头传感器的温度传感器测量靠近或接近的温度。 测量的温度响应于头部换能器和磁记录介质之间的间隔的变化而变化。 检测器耦合到温度传感器并且被配置为检测指示头部换能器和介质之间的接触开始的测量温度的DC分量的变化。 另一个头部传感器配置包括传感器,该传感器具有具有高温度系数的传感元件,以与介质的粗糙度相互作用。 导电引线连接到感测元件并且具有相对于感测元件的电阻的低温度系数,引线中的这种热感应电阻变化对感测元件与凹凸接触的响应具有可忽略的影响。

    ASPERITY AND HEAD-MEDIA CONTACT DETECTION USING MULTI-STAGE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE SENSOR
    10.
    发明申请
    ASPERITY AND HEAD-MEDIA CONTACT DETECTION USING MULTI-STAGE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE SENSOR 审中-公开
    使用电阻传感器的多级温度系数进行平台和头部介质接触检测

    公开(公告)号:US20150380021A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-31

    申请号:US14827584

    申请日:2015-08-17

    IPC分类号: G11B5/31

    摘要: A multi-stage sensor is situated on the head transducer and configured to interact with a magnetic recording medium. A first sensor stage of the multi-stage sensor has a temperature coefficient of resistance. A second sensor stage of the multi-stage sensor is coupled to the first sensor and has a temperature coefficient of resistance. The first sensor stage is configured to preferentially sense asperities of the media relative to the second sensor stage, and the second sensor stage configured to preferentially sense proximity to, and contact with, a surface of the media relative to the first sensor stage. The first and second sensor stages may be connected in series or in parallel.

    摘要翻译: 多级传感器位于头部传感器上并被配置为与磁记录介质相互作用。 多级传感器的第一传感器级具有电阻的温度系数。 多级传感器的第二传感器级耦合到第一传感器并具有电阻的温度系数。 第一传感器级被配置为优先地感测相对于第二传感器级的介质的不均匀性,并且第二传感器级被配置为优先地感测与介质相对于第一传感器级的表面的接近和接触。 第一和第二传感器级可以串联或并联连接。