Method and apparatus for lapping sliders

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5591073
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08571660

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A method and apparatus for lapping the air bearing surfaces of hard disk head sliders including the steps of installing a lapping plate charged with lapping abrasive onto a lapping contour plate, applying a negative pressure to a cavity of the lapping contour plate communicating with the charged lapping plate to deform the lapping plate into conformance with a contour of the lapping contour plate, applying a lapping force to a slider in contact with the lapping plate, and moving the slider relative to the lapping plate to form an air bearing contour following the contour of the lapping contour plate.

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MATSUSHITA-KOTOBUKI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES LTDSAIJO 247 FUKUTAKE EHIME 793-8

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Turgeon, Carol R Franklin, MA 1 20

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