Magnetic head

摘要

Sliding noise characteristics can be considerably improved without degrading electromagnetic conversion characteristics and abrasion resistance characteristics in a recording/reproducing operation. A depth (H) of a contact width regulating groove (21) is set to be smaller than a contact width (W) of a magnetic recording medium sliding surface (a), and is set to a predetermined value of 25 mu m or more and 45 mu m or less. A depth (H) of the contact regulating groove is set to a predetermined value of 37+/-12 mu m, the contact width (W) on the magnetic recording medium sliding surface (a) is set to a predetermined value of 55+/-6 mu m, and a value (R) of a corner portion (51a) of the contact width regulating groove is set to a predetermined value of 16 mu m or less.