US 7,584,532 B2
Apparatus for processing a magnetic head slider
Shunsuke Sone, Kawasaki (Japan); and Hirokazu Yamanishi, Kawasaki (Japan)
Assigned to Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/367,367.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-359009 (JP), filed on Dec. 13, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0135018 A1, Jun. 14, 2007
Int. Cl. G11B 5/127 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 29—603.03  [29/603.04; 29/603.12; 451/5; 451/8; 451/10; 451/36; 451/37] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for processing a magnetic head slider used for a magnetic disk apparatus for performing a magnetic recording/reproducing process in a discoid recording medium, the apparatus for processing a magnetic head slider comprising:
a discoid recording medium used as an abrasive material;
a holding unit configured to hold a suspension arm on which a magnetic head slider is disposed;
an elevating unit configured to bring the magnetic head slider into contact with the discoid recording medium in a sliding manner by elevating and lowering the discoid recording medium; and
a rotating unit configured to rotate the discoid recording medium at a rotation speed lower than a rotation speed of the magnetic recording/reproducing process.