MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a magnetic head having small static friction force by forming a slider in such a manner that its floating surfaces or sliding contact surfaces have a texture of a honeycomb shape consisting of recessed parts of the shape that a polygonal shape or the corner parts of the polygonal shape have desired curvature. SOLUTION: Read-write elements 15 are mounted at the slider of the magnetic head. The texture of a honeycomb structure consisting of the recessed parts 8 and projecting parts 7 is formed on the sliding surfaces 6. The left side is the inflow side of the magnetic head and the right side is the outflow side. The honeycomb structure signifies the structure nested with the recessed parts. The preferable texture is such that the recessed parts 8 are preferably triangular to octagonal as the polygonal shape. The texture of such honeycomb structure is capable of storing the lubricant applied on the surface of the magnetic recording medium in these recessed parts 8 and, therefore, the lubricating film thickness of the front parts of the projecting parts in the progressing direction of the magnetic head is increased and the lubricant is more easily supplied to the projecting parts 7. The wear of the projecting parts 7 of the texture is thus prevented.