JP5774067B2 - 装置、磁気要素、および方法 - Google Patents
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さまざまな実施例に従うと、磁気要素は、選択的にデータを読み取るとともに、隣接するデータ記憶媒体からのクリアランスを測定するよう各々が適合される第1および第2のデータ変換要素を有するよう構成されてもよい。
データ記憶装置は、データ容量がより大きくなり、かつデータアクセス速度がより速くなるように進歩してきたが、磁気的および物理的な不安定性の影響を受けやすい。回転するデータ記憶構成要素により、磁気媒体と変換ヘッドとの間のクリアランスが低減され、環境条件による変動性を代償にして媒体上でデータビット密度が増加し得る。ヘッド−ディスク間のクリアランスのような環境条件の監視は、データセンサのリードバック信号を処理することによって行われ得る。しかしながら、しばしば発生するデータセンサの不安定性により、誤った測定値が生じ得る。これは、データアクセスエラーおよびヘッド−ディスク間の界面の破損につながる。したがって、当該産業において、ヘッド−ディスク間のクリアランスのような環境測定における信頼性を向上させることについての要求が継続している。
AFH))、接触検出、サーマルアスペリティ検出、および変換要素の1つ以上による近接感知を同時にまたは連続的に用い得るので、クリアランス測定のタイプおよび態様に対して限定または要件は存在しない。さまざまなクリアランス測定のオプションは、データ転送速度、精度、および損傷後振動(post-trauma vibration)のようなさまざまな異な
る動作基準に対応するよう異なったステップ242がどのように行われ得るかを示す。換言すると、ステップ242が行われる態様は、たとえば各変換要素による同時測定から、1つの変換要素による単一の測定に、磁気要素をオフラインにすることなくオンザフライで修正され得る。
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- データを選択的に読み取るとともに、隣接するデータ記憶媒体からのクリアランスを測定するよう各々が適合される第1および第2のデータ変換要素を含み、前記第1のデータ変換要素よりも、前記第2のデータ変換要素のデータビット検知精度が低く、
前記第1のデータ変換要素は、選択的にデータを読み取るように構成され、
前記第2のデータ変換要素は、前記隣接するデータ記憶媒体からのクリアランスを、データ感知速度よりも低い周波数を有する固定周波数で測定するように構成される、磁気要素。 - 各データ変換要素が磁気抵抗センサである、請求項1に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記データ変換要素の少なくとも1つは、複数の磁気的自由層を含み、固定磁化基準を含まない、請求項1または2に記載の磁気要素。
- バイアス磁石が、前記第1のデータ変換要素に隣接し、空気軸受面の遠位に位置決めされる、請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記第2のデータ変換要素は、前記第1のデータ変換要素よりも大きな空気軸受面の面積を有する、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記第2のデータ変換要素は、強磁性金属層を含むスピンバルブとして構成される、請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記第2のデータ変換要素は、前記第1のデータ変換要素よりも大きな磁気的安定性を有するよう構成される、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記第1および第2のデータ変換要素は、共通の上部磁気シールドと底部磁気シールドとの間に位置決めされる、請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素。
- 第3のデータ変換要素が、前記第2のデータ変換要素と反対側に、前記第1のデータ変換要素に横方向に隣接して位置決めされる、請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記第3のデータ変換要素は、選択的にデータを読み取るとともに、前記データ記憶媒体からのクリアランスを測定することが可能である、請求項9に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記第3のデータ変換要素は、前記データ記憶媒体からのクリアランスのみを測定する、請求項9に記載の磁気要素。
- 前記第1のデータ変換要素と前記データ記憶媒体との間の距離は、クリアランス調整手段により、変更することが可能である、請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素。
- 請求項1から12のいずれか1項に記載の磁気要素を備える、装置。
- 第1および第2のデータ変換要素をデータ記憶媒体に隣接して位置決めするステップと、
選択的にデータを読み取るとともに、隣接する前記データ記憶媒体からのクリアランスを測定するステップとを含み、
前記第1のデータ変換要素よりも、前記第2のデータ変換要素のデータビット検知精度が低く、
前記第1のデータ変換要素は、選択的にデータを読み取り、
前記第2のデータ変換要素は、前記隣接するデータ記憶媒体からのクリアランスを、データ感知速度よりも低い周波数を有する固定周波数で測定する、方法。
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