Abstract:
A magnetic head assembly useful as a write head is formed with a ferrite substrate, having a recess (14) in one surface in which a conductive coil (18) is deposited, and a ferrite closure having a planar surface that is joined to the substrate surface to establish a transducing gap and to enclose the coil. In operation, pulsed write current is applied to the write head. A low resistivity ferrite substrate and closure are employed to provide a high saturation flux density.
Abstract:
A magnetic head assembly for use in transducing coaction with a flexible rotating magnetic disk, comprises a magnetic head (18) mounted on a pivoted support arm for arcuate movement across the disk. The head has a central transducing gap (32) on a centre rail (38) between symmetrical pairs of grooves (30A, 30B, 34A, 34B) and an offset groove (40) closest to the outboard face (36) of the head. The arrangement provides compensation for skew as the head is moved from the inner to the outer tracks on the disk.
Abstract:
A magnetic head mount assembly for accessing data tracks recorded on a magnetic medium includes a mounting post (10), an arm (16) which supports the post in close-fitting engagement, and a yoke (18) on which printed circuit connections are disposed. An end portion of the post is slotted (28a, 28b) to receive electrical leads (22) for connection to a ferrite magnetic transducer core (24) which forms part of an otherwise ceramic air bearing slider (26) positioned over the slotted end portion of the post. The arm element is preferably of hollow frusto-conical form.
Abstract:
A process for producing a reactive ion-etched structure with height and width dimensions of the order of 25 microns or less on a ferrite substrate (12) surface is disclosed. A mask (18) of positive water saturated photoresist is formed on the substrate. A metal taken from the group consisting of nickel and a nickel-iron alloy is plated through the mask. The photoresist mask is removed to leave a pattern (20) in the plated metal. The ferrite substrate surface that is exposed by the pattern is reactive ion etched with a power density of more than 1w/cm 2 and a bias voltage less than -100 volts.
Abstract:
A magnetic transducer assembly having separate core portions (12, 13) with keyways (17,18) provided therein. The core portions are assembled to form a substantially closed magnetic circuit defining a transducing gap (35). The keyways form recesses which are contiguous with a transducer inner space provided by the assembled cores. The inner space and recesses are filled with a nonmagnetic bonding material. The resulting bond improves the mechanical coupling between the core portions.
Abstract:
A magnetic multi-gap transducer having a single integrated core structure with a central common I-bar (22) and a pair of flanking pole pieces (21, 23). A first relatively low reluctance magnetic path is formed by the I-bar and a first one (21) of the flanking pole pieces to provide a recording gap (26) having a read function capability. A second relatively high reluctance magnetic path is formed by the central I-bar (22) and the other flanking pole piece (23) so as to define a second recording gap (27), the low reluctance for the second path being provided by a relatively large non-magnetic air gap between the I-bar and the second pole piece. The integrated core structure is embedded in a non-magnetic slider (10), and each flanking pole piece (21, 23) has an electromagnetic coil (31, 33) received thereon.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an integrated magnetic transducer for recording and reproducing high frequency electrical signals on a magnetic recording medium and a method of manufacturing the transducer. A silicon substrate has a preferably V-shaped groove with two sides and two ends extending through the silicon substrate. Over the sides of the V-shaped groove a layer of magnetically inductive material is disposed which forms the pole pieces of the transducer. An electrically conductive layer covers this layer of magnetically inductive material and fills the space within the V-shaped groove. Another layer of magnetically inductive material is disposed over the electrically conductive layer. This second magnetically inductive layer completes the magnetic circuit. Means for contacting the electrically conductive layer at opposite ends of the V-shaped groove supply the electrically conductive layer with electrical current. The converging layers of said magnetically inductive material forming the pole pieces of the magnetic transducer are spaced apart at the apex of the V-shaped groove to form a transducer gap.