CN1790489A - Method and device for magnetic recording - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a magnetic reproducing device, a master carrier bearing copy information can be closely contacted with subordinate medium, and a magnetic field for copy is exerted to perform the magnetic copy. The invention comprises a close contacting base seat, which is used for positioning and maintaining the master carrier; a subordinate strutting, which is used for positioning and maintaining the subordinate medium and being transferred to the close contacting position; a pressure exerting mechanism, which ensures the subordinate medium maintained on the subordinate strutting to be closely contacted with the master carrier; a positioning mechanism, which performs the position alignment of the close contacting base seat and the subordinate strutting; and a magnetic field exerting device, through which the magnetic field for the copy is exerted to the subordinate medium and the master carrier which closely contacted.

Description

Magnetic duplication method and magnetic duplication device

The application is that application number is 01134546.2, and the applying date is November 7 calendar year 2001, and denomination of invention is divided an application for " magnetic duplication method and magnetic duplication device ".

Technical field

The information that the present invention relates to be loaded with on the master carrier is carried out the method and apparatus and the magnetic recording medium of magnetic duplication to the subordinate medium.

Background technology

Magnetic duplication is the micro concavo-convex figure according to magnetic, make the master carrier and the magnetic recording medium (as the subordinate medium of accepting to duplicate) that are loaded with Copy Info be in tight contact condition, apply reproducing magnetic field, make with the master carrier on the corresponding magnetic pattern thereon duplicated record of information (for example servosignal) that had to the record surface of subordinate medium.About the method for this magnetic duplication, in following patent gazette, be disclosed.For example the spy opens that clear 63-183623, spy open flat 10-40544, the spy opens flat 10-269566 etc.

In these magnetic duplications, the carrying information face of master carrier keeps horizontality when duplicating, and the record surface of subordinate medium is also mobile under the maintenance horizontal state, and the two is closely contact under horizontality, applies magnetic duplication and uses magnetic field, carries out magnetic duplication.

Summary of the invention

Yet, in above-mentioned magnetic duplication, because the use repeatedly of master carrier, can pollute at the surface adhesion dust of master carrier.The dust that is adhered on this master carrier for example can be the dust that adhered on the dust that produces of surrounding environment, the subordinate medium, owing to master carrier and contacting of subordinate medium make the particulate that comes off etc. that weares and teares on master carrier or the subordinate medium.

If under the state that has such dust on the tight surface of contact of master carrier and subordinate medium, carry out magnetic duplication, can not guarantee that then the master carrier contacts with the tight of subordinate medium in the certain limit that dust partly is the center to adhere to, also just the pattern of desirable signal level can not be duplicated, thereby the quality of magnetic duplication is descended.When the signal of record is servosignal, can not fully obtain its following function, its reliability is reduced.

If the dust of above-mentioned adhesion acts on repeatedly at the surface of contact of master carrier and subordinate medium, then can make and increase to the adhesion of master carrier surface, all subordinate media of magnetic duplication all produce same or than the above even more serious bad duplicating, cause a lot of unacceptable products after can making like this.In addition, these burs also may make the surface deformation of master carrier, thereby destroy its normal function.

Particularly, in above-mentioned traditional magnetic duplication, the carrying information face of master carrier remains horizontality, the record surface of subordinate medium also is to be the level of state to move, like this, move with the process that contacts in, the dust that the movable part branch of equipment takes place will be owing to the effect of gravity is fallen when swimming towards periphery, might fall the carrying information face or write down supine one side, adhere on the surface level of above-mentioned master carrier or subordinate medium, thereby form being mingled with on the tight surface of contact.

In view of the above problems, the objective of the invention is to, a kind of magnetic duplication method and device and magnetic recording medium are provided, the decline of the reproduction quality that causes owing to the dust that on the tight surface of contact of master carrier and subordinate medium, is adhered to can be prevented, thereby high-quality magnetic duplication can be carried out.

Also have, in above-mentioned magnetic duplication, normally a master carrier is corresponding with a plurality of subordinate media, carry out magnetic duplication in order, the master carrier is installed in the magnetic duplication device in advance, the subordinate medium is moved to and the tight position contacting of master carrier then, apply reproducing magnetic field again.Like this, the time just must be noted that, before duplicating, the subordinate medium moved to the master carrier and when after duplicating, it being removed, should prevent the damage of record surface etc. in operation.

And then, be under the situation of servosignal at reproducing signals, when the master carrier contacts with the subordinate medium-tight, control the relative deviation amount between the two, it also is very important reducing its degree of eccentricity as far as possible.When degree of eccentricity was excessive, recording/reproducing system just can not be followed the tracks of the magnetic track of subordinate medium, thereby lost the function of recording medium.For the position between master carrier and the subordinate medium can be coincide, all need accurate reference point separately, but in the method that the subordinate medium is directly moved, be difficult to it is set reference point, also just be difficult to efficiently, correctly determine its relative positional accuracy.

Also have, when magnetic duplication, can closely contact with the subordinate medium in order to make the master carrier, the air on the surface of contact between the two should be extracted out, when duplicating end, the subordinate medium just may be adhered on the master carrier by sorption like this.Because this absorption affinity is very big, so when the subordinate medium is moved, just might cause damage is peeled off in the attraction of master carrier, simultaneously, making the subordinate medium leave master needs the time, is unfavorable for improving translational speed, thereby becomes the obstacle of enhancing productivity.

In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of magnetic duplication method and device and magnetic recording medium, can improve the master carrier contacts with the subordinate medium-tight, and when carrying out magnetic duplication the subordinate medium move the situation of coincideing with the position, thereby carry out high efficiency magnetic duplication.

Magnetic duplication method of the present invention, be that master carrier with the carrying information signal contacts with the subordinate medium-tight, apply and duplicate the magnetic duplication method that duplicates with magnetic field, it is characterized in that, make record surface keep the subordinate medium of vertical direction, keep the master carrier of vertical direction to move towards the carrying information face, the carrying information face of described master carrier is closely contacted with the record surface of subordinate medium.

And, magnetic duplication device of the present invention is that the master carrier with the carrying information signal contacts with the subordinate medium-tight, applies and duplicates the magnetic duplication device that duplicates with magnetic field, it is characterized in that this device comprises: tight contact component, travel mechanism, magnetic field generation device; Closely contact component is to make the carrying information face of master carrier keep vertical, and the tight contact component that contacts with the subordinate medium-tight; Travel mechanism be make the subordinate medium record surface in vertical direction, to the travel mechanism that tight contact component moves; Magnetic field generation device is that subordinate medium and the master carrier that is fixed on the described tight contact component applied the magnetic field generation device that duplicates with magnetic field.

Above-mentioned subordinate medium need or adhere to the cleaning that dust is removed to surperficial microspike with before the master carrier contacts, and in this cleaning, also preferred record surface in vertical state.And, as required, can also carry out initial magnetization to the subordinate medium and handle, in this is handled, also wish record surface in vertical state.On the other hand,, with before the subordinate medium contacts, the situation of the cleaning that need remove the dust that adheres to is arranged also, in these are handled, also preferably make the carrying information face as much as possible in vertical state for the master carrier.

Above-mentioned tight contact component is the position that one or two master carrier is fixed on defined, the single or double of the subordinate medium that moves to this position is under pressure and closely contacts with the master carrier, by this closely contact part or rotate with respect to magnetic field generation device and to carry out magnetic duplication.

The subordinate medium is floppy disk or hard disk, and this subordinate medium can be fixed by on record travel mechanism (transport conveyer belt, mechanical arm etc.), and moves in order, makes it near the master carrier that is fixed on described tight contact component simultaneously.

Magnetic field generation device adopts electromagnet apparatus or permanent magnet device, is applied to duplicate by the single or double of the tight contact portion of master carrier and subordinate medium and uses magnetic field.

The feature of magnetic recording medium of the present invention is, the information signal of the magnetic duplication that is undertaken by described magnetic duplication method and/or magnetic duplication device is a servosignal.

Magnetic duplication method of the present invention, the master carrier that is loaded with Copy Info is contacted with the subordinate medium-tight, apply to duplicate and duplicate with magnetic field, wherein, described subordinate medium is being remained under the state of subordinate stilt, described subordinate medium is transplanted on and the tight position contacting of described master carrier, overlaps, carry out the position alignment of described master carrier and described subordinate medium by locating the tight contact pedestal and the described subordinate stilt that keep described master carrier.

At this moment, preferably described subordinate medium location is remained on the described subordinate stilt, utilize described subordinate stilt to carry out the master carrier when magnetic duplication and the position alignment of subordinate medium.In addition, the position of master carrier and subordinate medium coincide during magnetic duplication, can also adopt method that master carrier and subordinate medium are coincide, maintenance master carrier in the position that sets, and makes method that the subordinate medium directly coincide etc.

And then magnetic duplication device of the present invention contacts the master carrier that is loaded with Copy Info with the subordinate medium-tight, apply to duplicate with magnetic field and carry out magnetic duplication, comprising: closely contact pedestal, it keeps described master carrier location; The subordinate stilt, it keeps described subordinate medium location, and is transplanted on tight contact position; Pressure exerting arrangement, it makes the subordinate medium that remains on the described subordinate stilt closely contact with described master carrier; Detent mechanism, it carries out the position alignment of described tight contact pedestal and described subordinate stilt; Apply magnetic field device, it applies to duplicate to the subordinate medium of tight contact and master carrier uses magnetic field.

In described detent mechanism, preferably described tight contact pedestal is provided with a plurality of tommys or pilot hole, described subordinate stilt is provided with a plurality of pilot holes or tommy, realizes position alignment by described tommy with combining of described pilot hole.At this moment, preferred described pilot hole is provided with greatlyyer than described tommy, can be combined with the part of described pilot hole by described tommy and realize position alignment.And, in conjunction with break away from also than being easier to.

Above-mentioned pressure exerting arrangement is preferably only exerted pressure to the subordinate medium, and masterpiece is not used for the subordinate stilt.

Magnetic field generation device adopts electromagnet apparatus or permanent magnet device, is applied to duplicate by the single or double of the tight contact portion of master carrier and subordinate medium and uses magnetic field.Carry out magnetic duplication by this part that closely contacts or with respect to the rotation of magnetic field generation device.

In addition, in above-mentioned magnetic duplication, preferred initial track direction to the subordinate medium passes to direct current, the enforcement initial magnetization is handled, make this subordinate medium with the corresponding micro concavo-convex figure of Copy Info on form magnetospheric master carrier and closely contact, on the direction slightly opposite, apply reproducing magnetic field and carry out magnetic duplication with the initial stage dc magnetization direction of subordinate medium face.

As according to the invention described above, because the subordinate medium is under the prerequisite of vertical direction with its record surface, move towards its carrying information face master carrier in vertical direction, under the two tight state of contact, carry out magnetic duplication, so can reduce adhesive capacity to the dust of master carrier and subordinate medium.In view of the above, can prevent that existence owing to bur from making the deterioration of the reproducing signals that master carrier and the loose contact of subordinate medium caused, thereby can the stable magnetic duplication of implementation quality, reliability is improved, the cleaning process of master carrier is reduced, prevent the breakage of master carrier, its life-span is prolonged.

Also have, in aforesaid the present invention, the state that is fixed in the subordinate stilt at the subordinate medium is under the situation that contact position moves, the subordinate medium shifts near and behind magnetic duplication the subordinate medium can both easily be carried out by removing of contact position to contact position, can prevent the damage of record surface.And then, even when the attraction of subordinate medium is left behind magnetic duplication,, the leaving in moment of subordinate medium that is adsorbed on the master carrier carried out, thereby can increase translational speed because the subordinate stilt makes attractive force increase, enhance productivity.

Further, the benchmark that the position of master carrier and subordinate medium coincide during magnetic duplication is set and also can easily be carried out, so just can be efficient, correct draw relative positional accuracy, reduce degree of eccentricity between the two, thereby enforcing location precision height, stay-in-grade magnetic duplication are improved reliability.Particularly, the subordinate stilt can make the subordinate medium remain on the position of defined, position when implementing magnetic duplication by this subordinate stilt between master carrier and the subordinate medium coincide, and can carry out high-precision position simply and determine, thereby production efficiency is improved.

In device of the present invention, be provided with keep the master carrier set the tight contact pedestal of position, make the subordinate medium remain on defined position and the subordinate stilt that moves to contact position, make pressure exerting arrangement that subordinate medium and master carrier closely contact, detent mechanism that the position that makes tight contact pedestal and subordinate stilt matches and apply the magnetic field device that applies that duplicates with magnetic field.Under these circumstances, above-mentioned correct, high efficiency magnetic duplication just can easily be realized.

Be arranged on a plurality of tommys or the pilot hole on the tight contact pedestal or be arranged on a plurality of pilot holes on the subordinate stilt or the combination of tommy when coming enforcing location identical in utilization, described detent mechanism just can realize simple and easy, positively that the position of subordinate medium and master carrier coincide.Particularly,, can come coincideing of completing place by the combination of its part because pilot hole is provided with greatlyyer than tommy, thus in conjunction with break away from and can both easily carry out, thereby the life-span is improved.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the major part stereographic map of the replication status of magnetic duplication device in expression an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of tight contact component.

Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view of tight contact component in another embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the major part stereographic map of the replication status of magnetic duplication device in expression an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is the closely sectional view of the preceding major part of contact of expression.

Fig. 6 is the closely sectional view of the major part of contact of expression.

Fig. 7 is the vertical view of expression detent mechanism.

Fig. 8 is the figure of expression magnetic duplication method basic working procedure.

Symbol description:

1,30-magnetic duplication device; 2-subordinate medium; 3,4-master carrier; The 5-electromagnet apparatus; 8,9-pressure connecting elements; 10, the tight contact component of 20-; The 11-magnetic field generation device; The 21-elastic body; The 34-pressure exerting arrangement; 35-applies magnetic field device; 36-subordinate stilt; 37-closely contacts pedestal; The 38-detent mechanism; The 41-pressure member; 62-supports end difference; The 81-tommy; The 82-pilot hole.

Embodiment

Describe embodiments of the present invention below in detail.Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of the pith of the replication status of the magnetic duplication device of expression enforcement magnetic duplication method in an embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of tight contact component.Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view of tight contact component in another embodiment.Here, each figure is a mode chart, and its thickness etc. all uses the ratio different with physical size represented.

But the device that Fig. 1 and magnetic duplication device 1 shown in Figure 2 duplicate simultaneously for the two sides.Basic working procedure is that the record surface of the both sides of subordinate medium 2 (magnetic recording medium) tightens to connect airtight and touches two the master carriers 3,4 that are loaded with the corresponding information signal of servosignal, applies to duplicate and uses magnetic field, carries out magnetic duplication.This device 1 is provided with: keep two master carriers 3,4 carrying information face in vertical direction, and closely be contacted with the tight contact component 10 of the two sides of subordinate medium 2, with record surface subordinate medium 2 in vertical direction to travel mechanism (not shown) that tight contact component 10 moves, subordinate medium 2 and the master carrier 3,4 that remains on the described tight contact component 10 applied the magnetic field generation device 11 that duplicates with magnetic field.

In this magnetic duplication method, record surface subordinate medium 2 in vertical direction is to carrying information face master carrier 3 in vertical direction, 4 move, master carrier 3,4 carrying information face closely contacts with the record surface of subordinate medium 2, and rotation, is applied from both sides to duplicate by magnetic field generation device 11 and uses magnetic field, the information that master carrier 3,4 is loaded with the mode of magnetic simultaneously duplicated record in the two sides of subordinate medium 2.

Closely be provided with the first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9 in the contact component 10; The first pressure connecting elements 8 is that the first master carrier 3 (duplicating information such as servosignal on a side record surface of subordinate medium 2) is fixed in absorption, and the second pressure connecting elements 9 is that the second master carrier 4 (duplicating information such as servosignal on the opposite side record surface of subordinate medium 2) is fixed in absorption.The first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9 are provided with to such an extent that can be moved by the travel mechanism that does not represent among the figure, and it is toward or away from.Under the state that so just can be in vertical direction matches with the center of each pressure joint face, with two sides and the first master carrier 3 and the closely contact mutually of the second master carrier 4 of subordinate medium 2.

Illustrated subordinate medium 2 is for being fixed with the flexible plastic disc of wheel hub 2b at the central part of discoid recording medium 2a.Recording medium 2a is the discoid basis of being made by flexibility polyester sheet, is formed with the record surface of magnetic layer in its two sides.This subordinate medium 2 can be fixed by on record travel mechanism (transport conveyer belt, mechanical arm etc.), and moves in order, and is simultaneously, mobile between the first master carrier 3 of the tight state that leaves of contact component 10 and the second master carrier 4.Also have, subordinate medium 2 also can be a hard disk.This hard disk also can move to tight contact component 10 under record surface state in vertical direction.

The above-mentioned first master carrier 3 and the second master carrier 4 all form plate-like, the micro concavo-convex figure (back will describe by Fig. 8) that on the record surface that has on the face of their sides by subordinate medium 2, adheres to, and be loaded with the face that is loaded with of Copy Info, then be fixed with the first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9 at the face of its opposite side.This first master carrier 3 and the second master carrier 4, in order to improve the contact with subordinate medium 2 as required, on part beyond the micro concavo-convex figure formation portion and the disconnected position of suction hole 8c that will mention with the back, form and connect fine hole in the table, be beneficial to the air with subordinate medium 2 tight surface of contact is attracted to discharge.

Be provided with big or small corresponding adsorption plane 8b with master carrier 3 at the medial surface of the first pressure connecting elements 8 (the second pressure connecting elements 9 too), suction hole 8c is opening equably almost, to attract fixedly master carrier 3.The first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9 are provided with to such an extent that can move along its axis, by among the figure not the switching mechanism (pressure exerting arrangement, retention mechanism etc.) of expression drive and carry out on-off action, connect by the pressure that sets each other.Peripheral part has flange part 8a, 8b, and flange part 8a, the 8b of pressure at both sides connecting elements 8,9 join when closed action, can keep inner air-tight state.In the position that sets of the central part of the first pressure connecting elements 8, be formed with the pin 8d that combines with the center pit of the wheel hub 2b of subordinate medium 2.And the first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9 can be used as the one rotation by the not rotating mechanism of expression driving among the figure when applying magnetic field.

Closely the fixed sturcture of the master carrier 3,4 in the contact component 10 is not limited in above-mentioned attraction and fixes, and for example also can adopt chimeric fixing or pin in conjunction with structure such as fixing.

Be provided with the electromagnet apparatus 5,5 that is configured in tight contact component 10 both sides in the magnetic field generation device 11, this electromagnet apparatus 5 is constituted by having at the magnetic core 13 in the slit 12 that the tight radial direction of contact component 10 extends and the coil 14 that twines on magnetic core 13.The direction of the magnetic line of force that slit 12 produces, the track direction (being the tangential direction of circumference magnetic track) of the subordinate medium of fixing with tight contact component 2 parallels.Here, also can adopt permanent magnet device to replace electromagnet apparatus 5 as magnetic field generation device 11.

And, in order to allow the opening and closing operations of tight contact component 10, electromagnet apparatus 5,5 in the magnetic field generation device 11 can move, it is toward or away from, also can be that electromagnet apparatus 5,5 or tight contact component 10 are moved, so that closely contact component 10 can be inserted between the electromagnet apparatus 5,5.

Like this, in tight contact component 10,, can implement magnetic duplications, keep the first master carrier 3 and the second master carrier 4 to match with its center separately to a plurality of subordinate media 2 by the first identical master carrier 3 and the second master carrier 4.And, be under the state that leaves at the first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9, record surface subordinate medium 2 in vertical direction moves to center and fixing, thereafter the first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9 are implemented near operation, and the two sides of subordinate medium 2 are closely contacted mutually with master carrier 3,4 respectively.Subsequently, electromagnet apparatus 5,5 or tight contact component 10 by the left and right sides move, make the two sides of electromagnet apparatus 5,5 near tight contact component 10, closely contact component 10 rotations, apply to duplicate by electromagnet apparatus 5,5 and use magnetic field, just can be with the Copy Info of the first master carrier 3 and the second master carrier 4 with the form duplicated record of magnetic in the record surface of subordinate medium 2.Here also magnetic field generation device 11 can be set to rotation moves.

After magnetic duplication finished, closely contact component 10 was carried out open operation, removes tight contact condition, and the subordinate medium 2 after duplicating just can take out and remove.Duplicate removing also and can under horizontality, carrying out of back subordinate medium 2.

Above-mentioned subordinate medium 2 can be removed the cleaning of surperficial microspike or stuck-on particle as required with before master carrier 3 closely contacts, and this cleaning operation is also carried out under record surface state in vertical direction.Also have, as the back will be narrated, can carry out initial magnetization in advance to subordinate medium 2, also wish record surface in vertical direction this moment.The initial magnetization in early stage can be implemented by the magnetic field generation device in the tight contact component 10 11, also can implement by operation before this, or to providing magnetic duplication device 1 subordinate medium 2 before to implement.On the other hand, for being necessary to carry out under the situation of cleaning of removal stuck-on particle with master carrier 3 before subordinate medium 2 closely contact, this operation also should be carried out under carrying information face state in vertical direction as far as possible.

As according to present embodiment, at two sides that make subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3,4 closely contacts mutually, when carrying out magnetic duplication, master carrier 3,4 carrying information face respectively in vertical direction, the record surface of subordinate medium 2 also moves under vertical state and contacts simultaneously, therefore in the time of just can preventing that dust that the movable part branch of equipment produces from falling owing to the effect of gravity when swimming towards periphery, adhesion is deposited on carrying information face and the record surface, can prevent because at subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3, the dust that exists between 4 the surface of contact and the loose contact that produces and the decline of reproduction quality.Thereby can carry out respond well magnetic duplication continuously.

Fig. 3 is to carry out the one-sided example that duplicates for the exploded perspective view of tight contact component 20 in another embodiment of expression.Closely contact component 20 is provided with: the first pressure connecting elements 8 of a slice master carrier 3 that duplicates information such as servosignal that is fixed on a side record surface of subordinate medium 2, be fixed on the second pressure connecting elements 9 with the contacted elastic body 21 of the opposite side record surface of subordinate medium 2 (cushion pad material), these all are being connected with state downforce that the center coincide, make a side and the master carrier 3 of subordinate medium 2, opposite side closely contacts with elastic body 21.That is to say, compare that except the second master carrier 4 is changed to the elastic body 21, all the other structures are identical with above-mentioned embodiment.

Elastic body 21 is to be made discoidly by the material with elastic property, remains on the second pressure connecting elements 9.When applying contact pressure, the material of elastic body 21 is out of shape according to the surface configuration of subordinate medium 2, and has its prima facie characteristic of recovery before applying suction pressure by 3 pairs of subordinate media 2 of master carrier.The concrete material of elastic body 21 can be Foamexes such as ordinary rubber such as silicon rubber (silicon rubber), polyamine fat (polyurethane) rubber, fluororubber, butadiene (butadiene) rubber, teflon rubber, Viton or sponge (sponge) rubber etc.Elastic body 21 and shape 2 contacted in subordinate medium can be the flat shapes that parallels with master carrier 3, or form convex on subordinate medium 2.

In the tight contact component 20 of present embodiment, can carry out magnetic duplication for a plurality of subordinate media 2 by master carrier 3, the carrying information face that at first will keep master carrier 3 and matches with the center in vertical direction.And, be under the state that leaves at the first pressure connecting elements 8 and the second pressure connecting elements 9, by travel mechanism record surface subordinate medium 2 is in vertical direction moved to the identical setting in center, implement to make the first pressure connecting elements 8 and the approaching closed procedure of the second pressure connecting elements 9 then, master carrier 3 is closely contacted with subordinate medium 2 under the pressure effect of elastic body 21.Subsequently, with similarly above-mentioned, make the face of electromagnet apparatus 5, closely contact component 20 rotations near the both sides of tight contact component 20, apply to duplicate by electromagnet apparatus 5 and use magnetic field, with the Copy Info of master carrier 3 with the mode duplicated record of magnetic in a side of subordinate medium 2.Then, an other master carrier 4 is closely contacted with the face of the opposite side of subordinate medium 2, carry out magnetic duplication equally with other operation.And, as magnetic field generation device 11, also can only electromagnet apparatus 5 be set in a side.

In the simplex copying of being undertaken by present embodiment, also with above-mentioned same, subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3, under its record surface and carrying information face are vertical state, move, contact and duplicate, so can prevent the loose contact that causes owing to the dust that on carrying information face and record surface, is adhered to and the decline of reproduction quality, thereby can carry out high-quality magnetic duplication.

Below, describe another embodiment of the present invention in detail.Fig. 4 is the stereographic map of the replication status of the magnetic duplication device that magnetic duplication method is implemented in expression in the another embodiment of the invention.Fig. 5 is the sectional view of major part under the contact state before.Fig. 6 is the sectional view of major part under the contact condition.Fig. 7 is the vertical view of expression detent mechanism.Here, each figure is mode chart, and its thickness etc. all uses the ratio different with physical size represented.

Magnetic duplication device shown in Fig. 4-6 is to carry out the device that single face duplicates in turn, is provided with: closely contact pedestal 37, subordinate stilt 36, pressure exerting arrangement 34, detent mechanism 38 and apply magnetic field device 35; Closely contact pedestal 37 (universal stage) the master carrier 3 that will be loaded with corresponding Copy Info such as servosignal is fixed on institute's allocation; Subordinate stilt 36 is fixed on assigned position with subordinate medium 2 (magnetic recording medium), and it is moved to contact position; Pressure exerting arrangement 34 (press mechanism) is fixed on this subordinate stilt 36, and subordinate medium 2 can closely be contacted with master carrier 3; Detent mechanism 38 matches the tight contact pedestal 37 and the position of subordinate stilt 36; Applying magnetic field device 35 applies to duplicate for subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3 and uses magnetic field.

In magnetic duplication method, subordinate medium 2 after the menarche dc magnetization that the back will be narrated is handled is fixed on the assigned position of subordinate stilt 36 and moves to contact position, the magnetic recording face of this subordinate medium 2 contacts with the carrying information face of the master carrier 3 that remains on the tight assigned position that contacts pedestal 37, it is to be undertaken by detent mechanism 38 by subordinate stilt 36 that the position of the two coincide, and makes its tight contact by 34 applied pressures of pressure exerting arrangement.Under this subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3 tight state of contact, rotate, apply magnetic field, the magnetizing pattern of servosignal etc. is carried out duplicated record by applying magnetic field device 35.

As shown in Figure 5, subordinate medium 2 is to form magnetic recording layer on its two sides, the discoid magnetic recording medium of being made by rigid bodies such as hard disks.The subordinate stilt 36 of fixing this subordinate medium 2 is for circular, portion offers endoporus 61 in the central, its aperture is bigger than the external diameter of master carrier 3, there is the support end difference 62 suitable with the external diameter of subordinate medium 2 bottom of this endoporus 61, by this support end difference 62 support top institute mountings subordinate medium 2 periphery below, simultaneously, because the position of outer peripheral face determines to make the center of subordinate medium 2 and reference position to be consistent.Support the thickness of end difference 62, than little at the height (thickness of master carrier 3) that closely contacts the master carrier of being given prominence to above the pedestal 37 3.As shown in Figure 7, at the peripheral part of subordinate stilt 36, offer a plurality of (among Fig. 7 the being 4) pilot hole 82 that constitutes detent mechanism 38.

On the other hand, master carrier 3 is a plate-like, having by the formed carrying information face that duplicates of the micro concavo-convex figure of magnetosphere 32 (with reference to Fig. 8) on its one side (among the figure for above), is that benchmark carries out the position and coincide with the center of the upper side of tight contact pedestal 37 then in the one side opposite with it (among the figure for below).

Closely contact pedestal 37 is discoid, with described subordinate stilt 36 identical external diameter is arranged, and by its central portion the air attraction of master carrier 3 etc. is fixed.At the peripheral part that closely contacts pedestal 37, be provided with a plurality of (4) tommy 81 of detent mechanism 38.Bottom surface central authorities closely contacting pedestal 37 are fixed with turning axle 71, carry out driven in rotation by the driving mechanism of not representing among the figure.Also have,, also be provided with the X-Y adjusting mechanism, use determining instrument to wait the center that guarantees master carrier 3 to match at tight contact pedestal 37 though show among the figure.

Described detent mechanism 38, a plurality of tommys 81 by being provided with on tight contact pedestal 37 constitute with a plurality of pilot holes 82 of offering on subordinate stilt 36, realize the identical of its center by the two combination.And pilot hole 82 is provided with to such an extent that want big than tommy 81, and the part by tommy 81 realizes the identical of its position with the combining of a part of pilot hole 82.Make in conjunction with easy with disengaging.This detent mechanism 38 also can closely contact a plurality of pilot holes 82 that are provided with on the pedestal 37, and offering a plurality of tommys 81 on subordinate stilt 36 with above-mentioned opposite.

Above tight contact pedestal 37, be provided with the discoid pressure member 41 of pressure exerting arrangement 34, can drive and move up and down by the elevating mechanism of not representing among the figure.The following central portion of pressure member 41 is a convex shape, and its compression face 41a then designs to such an extent that contact identical with subordinate medium 2.Like this, just can subordinate stilt 36 not exerted pressure, and directly pressure is affacted on the subordinate medium 2.For the upper side of pressure member, then can produce pressure (by the mechanism that does not represent among the figure) by mechanisms such as cylinders.

Apply magnetic field device 35, be provided with electromagnet apparatus 50,50 in both sides up and down, its magnetic core 52 is extended with slit 51 on the radial direction of subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3, and coil 53 is on magnetic core 52.Apply duplicating of paralleling with track direction two sides up and down and use magnetic field.Apply in the magnetic field device 35 at this, also can replace electromagnet apparatus, also can only magnetic field applicator be set in a side with permanent magnet.

When applying magnetic field, subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3 be as the one rotation, applies to duplicate and use magnetic field by applying magnetic field device 35, and the Copy Info duplicated record of master carrier 3 is all entirely in the magnetic track of subordinate medium 2.Also can duplicate with magnetic field and be set to rotatable moving.And, for the discoid pressure member 41 of allowing pressure exerting arrangement 34 with closely contacting pedestal 37 can carry out on-off action, the electromagnet apparatus 50 that applies magnetic field device 35 be provided with can wait to keep away mobile.

Below the action of above-mentioned magnetic duplication device 30 is illustrated.At first, under pressure member 41 rises state before moving to as shown in Figure 5 tight contact, the subordinate stilt 36 of assigned position will in advance subordinate medium 2 be fixed on, move to master carrier 3 is fixed on the tight contact pedestal 37 of assigned position, insert the mode of the pilot hole 82 of subordinate stilts 36 according to the tommy 81 that will closely contact pedestal 37, be configured on the tight contact pedestal 37.By tommy 81 and pilot hole 82 combine to determine the position, the position of implementing master carrier 3 and subordinate medium 2 by subordinate stilt 36 coincide, and makes the center of the two reach high-precision unanimity.

, by pressure exerting arrangement 34 pressure member 41 descended, master carrier 3 and subordinate medium 2 are applied the pressure that sets thereafter.At tight contact condition as shown in Figure 6, the pressure face 41a of pressure member 41 contacts with subordinate medium 2 upper sides, and subordinate medium 2 is under pressure, and its downside (magnetic recording face) closely contacts with the upper side (carrying information face) of master carrier 3.At this moment, because the thinner thickness of the support end difference 62 of subordinate stilt 36, pressure is not to 36 effects of subordinate stilt, and directly subordinate medium 2 and master carrier 3 are exerted pressure, then, the electromagnet apparatus 50,50 of both sides is approaching, is applied to duplicate by electromagnet apparatus 50,50 under the state of closely contact pedestal rotation and uses magnetic field, and master carrier 3 is recorded in the record surface of subordinate medium 2 with the corresponding magnetizing pattern of Copy Info.

After magnetic duplication is ended, make pressure member 41 open, its pressure is removed by pressure exerting arrangement 34.Operation by subordinate stilt 36 makes the subordinate medium 2 after duplicating leave from the tight surface of contact with master carrier 3, and tommy 81 is extracted from pilot hole 82.Subsequently, subordinate medium 2 is placed on the subordinate stilt 36 after the counter-rotating again, master carrier 3 and subordinate medium 2 opposite one sides are closely contacted, implement magnetic duplication equally by other operation.Or the master maintaining body is set on the 41a, two groups also are fine simultaneously.

Described subordinate medium 2 is implemented initial stage magnetization in advance.This initial stage magnetization, be the magnetic field that will be than the magnetic coercive force of subordinate medium 2 big magnetic field intensity part at least one place on the track direction position forms magnetic field distribution, preferably only have the magnetic field intensity part bigger on a direction than the magnetic coercive force of subordinate medium 2 in the position of track direction, occur in a part of direction of magnetic track that reciprocal magnetic field intensity is on the random track direction position, magnetic field intensity less than the magnetic coercive force of subordinate medium 2, by the rotation of subordinate medium 2 or magnetic field, carry out the initial stage magnetization (dc erasing) of full magnetic track with respect to magnetic track.

And, can not exist with magnetic field duplicating of track direction arbitrarily to surpass best reproducing magnetic field scope (0.6-1.3 of the magnetic coercive force HCS of subordinate medium 2 is doubly), have a magnetic field intensity on the track direction at least in best reproducing magnetic field scope.And then the magnetic field intensity on the magnetic track does not all reach best reproducing magnetic field scope on the random track direction position in the record surface of subordinate medium 2 is region-wide in contrast to this.

As according to present embodiment, when carrying out magnetic duplication, subordinate medium 2 be fixed on institute's allocation of subordinate stilt 36 and move, thereby closely contact with master carrier 3 to contact position, so the disposal of subordinate medium 2 with move and can both easily carry out.Then can pass through subordinate stilt 36 with the position of master carrier 3 is identical, by detent mechanism 38 simply, correctly carry out, and, subordinate medium 2 with adsorbed state after duplicating moves away also and can easily be carried out by the operation of subordinate stilt 36, so can carry out high efficiency magnetic duplication, enhance productivity.

Fig. 8 is the figure of expression magnetic duplication grown form, is that tight surface of contact is the situation of level.(a) for applying magnetic field in one direction, subordinate medium 2 is implemented the operation of initial stage dc magnetization.(b) be that subordinate medium 2 is closely contacted with master carrier 3, apply the operation in magnetic field in the opposite direction.(c) be the figure that represents state behind the magnetic duplication separately.

At first, shown in Fig. 8 (a), on a direction of subordinate medium 2 track direction, apply the initial stage magnetic field H _In, in advance to its implementation initial stage magnetization (dc erasing).Subsequently, shown in Fig. 8 (b), the magnetic recording face (heterotopic faces) of this subordinate medium 2 closely contacts with the carrying information face that is coated with micro concavo-convex figure magnetosphere 32 (metal film layer) on the substrate 31 of master carrier 3, applies on the track direction of subordinate medium 2 and described initial stage magnetic field H _InRightabout duplicating used magnetic field H _Du, carry out magnetic duplication.Its result touches protuberance and the recess space forms figure information corresponding (servosignal) tightening to connect airtight with the carrying information face of master carrier 3 under with the mode duplicated record of magnetic on the magnetic recording face of subordinate medium 2 shown in Fig. 8 (c).

And, even the convex-concave pattern on the substrate 31 of described master carrier 3 is the negative shape opposite with Fig. 8 middle-jiao yang, function of the spleen and stomach figure, as long as make the initial stage magnetic field H _InDirection and duplicate and use magnetic field H _DuDirection have an opposite direction with above-mentioned, also can similarly carry out the magnetic duplication record of information.

Adopt under the situation of ferromagnetism bodies such as Ni at described substrate 31, also can only carry out magnetic duplication, and not cover described magnetosphere 32 (soft ferromagnetic layer), can carry out better magnetic duplication but the good magnetosphere of duplication characteristic 32 is set to this substrate 31.At substrate 31 is under the situation of nonmagnetic material, must take to cover magnetosphere 32.

When covering magnetosphere 32 on ferromagnetism metal substrate 31, for the influence of the magnetic of cutting off substrate 31, hope can be provided with nonmagnetic layer between metal substrate 31 and magnetosphere 32.And then, can also cover diamond-like carbon diaphragms such as (DLC) in the superiors, can improve the permanance of film, the number of times of magnetic duplication is increased.Can also adopt the method for sputter to form the film etc. of Si in the lower floor of DLC diaphragm.

Below the master carrier is illustrated.The substrate of master carrier can adopt nickel (nickel), silicon (silicon), quartz plate, glass (glass), aluminium (aluminum), alloy, pottery (ceramics), synthetic resin etc.The formation of convex-concave pattern can adopt methods such as pressing mold or light processing to carry out.

Compression moulding is to form optical registering layer (photo register) with spin coating methods such as (spin coat) on glass (or the quartzy) plate at surface smoothing, this glass plate is subjected to the irradiation with the corresponding adjustment laser of servosignal (or electron beam) in rotation, the optical registering layer comprehensively, with the figure that sets, for example be equivalent to extend servo signal pattern to the radial direction wire, in circumference and the corresponding part exposure of each frame (frame) from each track center.Subsequently, the optical registering layer is carried out development treatment, the optical registering layer of removing exposed portion just obtains having the former dish of concaveconvex shape.Below, according to the convex-concave pattern of former dish, impose plating (electroforming) on its surface, make ni substrate, and peel off from former dish with positive convex-concave pattern.This ni substrate just can be used as the master carrier, also can cover nonmagnetic layer, soft ferromagnetic layer or diaphragm thereon under situation about being necessary, is re-used as the master carrier and uses.

And, can also electroplate above the second former dish at this again with the dish of described plating gained as the second former dish, obtain having cloudy concavo-convex substrate.And then, can also impose plating or adopt the method that presses resin liquid and make its sclerosis the second former dish, and obtain the 3rd former dish, on the 3rd former dish, electroplate again, obtain having the concavo-convex substrate of sun.

On the other hand, also can behind the figure that forms the optical registering layer on the described glass plate, on glass plate, form the hole, again the removal of optical registering layer be obtained former dish, below form substrate with said method again with the method that corrodes.

The material of metal substrate can adopt nickel or its alloy, and the coating before being made into substrate can adopt electroless plating, electroforming, sputter (sputtering), ion plating (ion plating) etc. to form the method for metal film.The degree of depth of the convex-concave pattern of substrate (height of projection) is wished and can be preferably between the 150nm-600nm in the scope of 80-800nm.Under the situation of servosignal, this convex-concave pattern should be longer at radial direction.For example wish that the length on the radial direction is 0.3-20 μ m, and be 0.2-5 μ m in a circumferential direction, wish to select long so in the longitudinal direction figure, particularly for the figure that is loaded with servosignal information.

The formation of the magnetosphere of master carrier (soft ferromagnetic layer) can adopt vacuum evaporation deposition, sputter, ion plating equal vacuum to magnetic material to become membrane means, also can carry out film forming with coating process.As magnetospheric material, can adopt cobalt, cobalt-base alloy (CoNi, CoNiZr, CoNbTaZr etc.), iron, ferroalloy (FeCo, FeCoNi, FeNiMo, FeAlSi, FeAl, FeTaN), nickel, nickel alloy (NiFe) etc.That wish especially is FeCo, FeCoNi.Magnetospheric thickness is wished the scope at 50nm 500nm, is preferably between the 150nm 400nm.Magnetospheric lower floor is a nonmagnetic substance, can adopt Cr, CrTi, CoCr, CrTa, CrMo, NiAl, Ru, C, Ti, Al, Mo, W, Ta, Nb etc.At substrate is under the situation of ferromagnetism body, and this nonmagnetic layer can suppress the decline of signal quality.

In addition, hope can be provided with diaphragms such as DLC on magnetospheric, also lubricant layer can be set.DLC film and lubricant layer that 530nm preferably can be arranged as diaphragm.Between magnetic film and diaphragm, reinforcement contact layers such as Si can be set.The friction that lubricant is taken place in the time of can reducing the error that produces in correction and subordinate medium contact process, thereby the permanance of raising material.

Also can adopt resin to make above-mentioned former dish, on its surface magnetosphere is set, as the master carrier.Resin material as resin substrate, can be propenyl (acryl) resins such as polycarbonate (polycarbonate), poly-basic acrylic acid formicester, the Polyvinylchloride chloroethylene copolymer such as closes at vestolit, epoxy resin (epoxy), amorphous polyolefin and polyester (polyester) etc.And consider that from moisture resistance, dimensional stability and price hope is polycarbonate.When formed products changes (surperficial burr etc.), can adopt burnishing-in (burnish) or polishing methods such as (polish) to remove.In addition, also can use ultraviolet hardening resin, electronics line hardening resin etc., on former dish, carry out spin coating (spin coat), excellent coating (bar coat) etc., the figure rising height of resin substrate, wish and to be preferably between the 200-500nm in the scope of 50-1000nm.

On the Micropicture on described resin substrate surface, apply magnetosphere, as the master carrier.Magnetospheric formation can adopt vacuum evaporation deposition, sputter, ion plating equal vacuum to magnetic material to become membrane means, also can carry out film forming with coating process.

On the other hand, light processing (photo fabrication) method is, for example, on the smooth surface of flat-shaped substrate, the coated optics registering layer, by exposure, the development treatment of use, and form and the corresponding figure of information with the corresponding optics master of servo signal pattern (photo master).Then,, substrate is implemented and the corresponding erosion of figure, formed the hole of the degree of depth suitable with magnetospheric thickness by corroding operation.Next, adopt vacuum evaporation deposition, sputter, ion plating equal vacuum to become membrane means, or coating process etc. form the film with the magnetic material of the corresponding thickness in described hole on the surface of substrate to magnetic material.(liftoff) method that lifts away from employing is removed the optical registering layer, and surface grinding is removed under the situation of (surperficial burr etc.) that changes, and makes surface smoothingization simultaneously.

Narrate the subordinate medium below.As the subordinate medium, can be the discoid magnetic recording medium of rigid body, coating-type magnetic recording medium or metal foil membranous type magnetic recording mediums such as hard disk.As the coating-type magnetic recording medium, can be the high density floppy disk of selling on the market.About metal foil membranous type magnetic recording medium, at first as magnetic material, wish to use cobalt, cobalt-base alloy (CoPtCr, CoCr, CoPtCrTa, CoPtCrNbTa, CoCrB, CoNi etc.), iron, ferroalloy (FeCo, FePt, FeCoNi), this is because the magnetic flux density of this type of material is big, have and subordinate medium 2 equidirectionals (the interior direction of face when writing down in the face, vertical direction when vertical) magnetic anisotropy can duplicate clearly.And for below magnetic material (support one side) have necessary magnetic anisotropy, hope can be provided with nonmagnetic material in lower floor.Also should make its crystal structure and grating constant and magnetospheric matching.Therefore adopt Cr, CrTi, CoCr, CrTa, CrMo, NiAl, Ru etc.

Claims (5)

1, a kind of magnetic duplication method contacts the master carrier that is loaded with Copy Info with the subordinate medium-tight, and apply to duplicate and duplicate with magnetic field, wherein,

Described subordinate medium is being remained under the state of subordinate stilt, described subordinate medium is being transplanted on and the tight position contacting of described master carrier,

Overlap by locating the tight contact pedestal and the described subordinate stilt that keep described master carrier, carry out the position alignment of described master carrier and described subordinate medium.

2, magnetic duplication method according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Described subordinate medium location is remained on the described subordinate stilt, utilize described subordinate stilt to carry out the master carrier when magnetic duplication and the position alignment of subordinate medium.

3, a kind of magnetic duplication device contacts the master carrier that is loaded with Copy Info with the subordinate medium-tight, apply to duplicate with magnetic field and carry out magnetic duplication, comprising:

Closely contact pedestal, it keeps described master carrier location;

The subordinate stilt, it keeps described subordinate medium location, and is transplanted on tight contact position;

Pressure exerting arrangement, it makes the subordinate medium that remains on the described subordinate stilt closely contact with described master carrier;

Detent mechanism, it carries out the position alignment of described tight contact pedestal and described subordinate stilt;

Apply magnetic field device, it applies to duplicate to the subordinate medium of tight contact and master carrier uses magnetic field.

4, magnetic duplication device according to claim 3 is characterized in that,

Described detent mechanism is that described tight contact pedestal is provided with a plurality of tommys or pilot hole, and described subordinate stilt is provided with a plurality of pilot holes or tommy, realizes position alignment by described tommy with combining of described pilot hole.

5, magnetic duplication device according to claim 4 is characterized in that,

Described pilot hole is provided with greatlyyer than described tommy, can be combined with the part of described pilot hole by described tommy and realize position alignment.

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