Abstract:
A transducer-carriage assembly (10, 16) is shown which includes an intermediate adapter (18) that enables the subassembly to be fabricated in a manner that eliminates the effect oftolerances in the component parts, prior to incorporation into the final assembly, with respect to penetration, pitch and roll of the transducer.
Abstract:
A magnetic head assembly includes a ferrite core (10) sandwiched between two ceramic layers (12, 14). Alumina films (11, 13, 15, 17) are deposited by sputtering on the sides of the ferrite core and on the ceramic layers in one embodiment, and on the ferrite core only in another embodiment, which are then bonded to form an integral head assembly. Slots (20, 22, 24, 26) to provide flying height control are formed in the air bearing surface of the ceramic layers. The process of making the assembly includes the steps of sputter etching the ferrite and ceramic prior to the deposition of the alumina.
Abstract:
A multitrack magnetic head is made from an electrically conductive first helix (10) formed on an iron wire (12) that is, in turn, wound about a mandrel (14) to form a second helix (15). By longitudinally cutting along one side of the second helix, discrete core pieces are formed, each having a helical winding (i.e. a portion of the first helix) wrapped thereabout.
Abstract:
A plurality of magnetic blocks (10a, 10b, 10c) is integrally joined side-by-side with a nonmagnetic material therebetween to provide an effectively monolithic block (10) defining parallel transducing gap planes, each pertaining to one multichannel transducer stack. A plurality of first parallel slots (21, 22, 23) in the monolithic block intersects the gap planes to define a plurality of partitions, each partition forming pairs of magnetic pole pieces (46, 47) defining respective transducing gaps pertaining to respective stacks. The transducing gaps of each partition define interlaced transducing channels of the multichannel assembly. Second parallel slots (40-42) provided along the gap planes have apexes defining transducing gap depths. The resulting transducing channels have uniform gap azimuth and gap depth while uniform internal stack alignment between all the respective stacks is obtained.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a multichannel magnetic head having magnetic circuits for respective channels, each positioned to traverse a magnetic flux (φ) to be detected, and a Hall element disposed in the magnetic circuits and used as magnetic-electric converter. The Hall element (14) is an amorphous magnetic thin film which consists essentially of an alloy containing a rare earth element (e.g. Gd) and a transition metal (e.g. Co). To the amorphous magnetic thin film (14) there are connected to a pair of current terminals (20, 22) and Hall voltage terminals (16)-16 4 ). The Hall voltage terminals are provided in the same numbers as the channels or the magnetic circuits (7 1 -7 4 ).
Abstract:
A composite magnetic head structure of the following construction is disclosed. A composite magnetic head structure comprising: a front core (16) consisting of a non-magnetic spacing means (10) for separating a read/write magnetic flux path from an erase magnetic flux path and first and second core chips (12,14) adhered together with the spacing means (10) interposed therebetween, at the central portion of said first core chip (12) being formed a read/write gap (28) which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of said spacing means (10) and whose width is defined by first and second notches (30,32) extending from respective side edges of said first core chip (12), and erase gaps (34,36) being formed in said second core chip (14) which extend between the side edges of said second core chip (14) parallel to the longitudinal direction of said spacing means and whose widths are defined by a third notch (38) formed at a positon substantially corresponding to said read/write gap (28) as viewed along the direction of arrangement of said first and second core chips (12,14); a back core (18) adhered to said front core (16) forming said read/write magnetic flux path and said erase magnetic flux path, said back core (18) having a read/write magnetic leg (20) forming said read/write magnetic flux path, an erase leg (22) forming said erase magneticflux path, and a common leg (56) forming both said magnetic flux paths and having a fourth notch (58) for separating said magnetic flux paths formed at a position corresponding to said spacing means;
Abstract:
A tool, and associated method, for batch processing the definition of air bearing surfaces on rows (48) comprising a plurality of sliders is disclosed. The tool (60) comprises a main body member (76) having a recess (126) with a lateral wall (130) defining an x-axis alignment reference surface. A central platform (86) is positioned in the recess, having an upper surface (87) defining an upwardly facing z-axis base surface and a pair of pins (112) defining y-axis alignment reference surface. The rows (48) are positioned adjacent to one another on the upper surface (87) of the platform such that an anchor row engages the pins along its longitudinal side and abuts the lateral wall at its one end for aligning respectively with the y-axis and x-axis reference surfaces. All the rows have top surfaces lie in a common plane which is parallel with the z-axis base surface.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for positioning a magnetic read/write head (1) with precision orientation on a suspension assembly arm (9). The arm contains a plurality of mounting indicia (2). Computer controlled apparatus (64), including an optics system (43), scans the mounting indicia (2) and the head (1) and mounts the head (1) on a predetermined desired location on the arm (9) and with the desired orientation.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a magnetic head comprises the steps of forming by a sputtering or deposition method a magnetic layer (4 in Fig. 1, 1 in Fig. 3) over a surface of a first substrate of glass or a nonmagnetic substance (1 in Fig. 1, 2 in Fig. 3), then forming by a sputtering method a magnetic gap layer (6 in Fig. 1, 3 in Fig. 3) made of a nonmagnetic substance to a predetermined thickness on a side face of the composite of the first substrate and the magnetic layer, then either (1) butting a second substrate (7 in Fig. 1) of the same material as the first substrate and of substantially the same thickness thereof against the side of the first substrate with the magnetic gap layer therebetween, to integrate it with the composite, then forming by a sputtering or deposition method a magnetic layer (10 in Fig. 1) to a predetermined thickness over the side on which is formed the magnetic layer of the composite substrate, or (2) bonding the magnetic layer side of the first substrate onto part of a second substrate (4 in Fig. 3) and then forming by a sputtering or deposition method a magnetic layer (1' in Fig. 3) to a predetermined thickness over the surface of the second substrate of the obtained composite and the rear surface of the first substrate, and then polishing the magnetic layer to expose the gap layer between the magnetic layers.
Abstract:
A transducer and method are described where track width reducing notches are filled with a nonmagnetic material which is heated to or slightly over its softening temperature but below its melting temperature. Concentrated high pressure at discrete locations is applied to the softened nonmagnetic material too enhance flow thereof into the notches.