GB2299442B - Magnetic head assembly - Google Patents

Magnetic head assembly

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Publication number
GB2299442B
GB2299442B GB9610204A GB9610204A GB2299442B GB 2299442 B GB2299442 B GB 2299442B GB 9610204 A GB9610204 A GB 9610204A GB 9610204 A GB9610204 A GB 9610204A GB 2299442 B GB2299442 B GB 2299442B
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Prior art keywords
magnetic head
head assembly
assembly
magnetic
head
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9610204A
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GB9610204D0 (en
GB2299442A (en
Inventor
Naoshi Yamada
Hitoshi Ohta
Hiroshi Fukumoto
Naoya Tanaka
Yuichi Yoshida
Takuji Oda
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Priority claimed from JP5233136A external-priority patent/JP2943579B2/en
Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Publication of GB9610204D0 publication Critical patent/GB9610204D0/en
Publication of GB2299442A publication Critical patent/GB2299442A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2299442B publication Critical patent/GB2299442B/en
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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G11B15/12—Masking of heads; circuits for Selecting or switching of heads between operative and inoperative functions or between different operative functions or for selection between operative heads; Masking of beams, e.g. of light beams
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/008—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires
    • G11B5/00813—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires magnetic tapes
    • G11B5/00817—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires magnetic tapes on longitudinal tracks only, e.g. for serpentine format recording
    • G11B5/00821—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires magnetic tapes on longitudinal tracks only, e.g. for serpentine format recording using stationary heads
    • G11B5/00826—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires magnetic tapes on longitudinal tracks only, e.g. for serpentine format recording using stationary heads comprising a plurality of single poles or gaps or groups thereof operative at the same time
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/29—Structure or manufacture of unitary devices formed of plural heads for more than one track
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/488—Disposition of heads
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/488—Disposition of heads
    • G11B5/4893—Disposition of heads relative to moving tape
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G11B5/5504—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across tape tracks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G11B5/5504—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across tape tracks
    • G11B5/5508—Control circuits therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/56—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head support for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
    • G11B5/584—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for track following on tapes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/60—Guiding record carrier
    • G11B15/62—Maintaining desired spacing between record carrier and head
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/008—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires
    • G11B5/00813—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires magnetic tapes
    • G11B5/00817—Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic tapes, sheets, e.g. cards, or wires magnetic tapes on longitudinal tracks only, e.g. for serpentine format recording
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3103—Structure or manufacture of integrated heads or heads mechanically assembled and electrically connected to a support or housing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Magnetic Heads (AREA)
GB9610204A 1992-10-20 1993-10-20 Magnetic head assembly Expired - Fee Related GB2299442B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP28141992 1992-10-20
JP5233136A JP2943579B2 (en) 1992-10-20 1993-09-20 Magnetic structure, magnetic head and magnetic recording head using the same
GB9321666A GB2271880B (en) 1992-10-20 1993-10-20 Magnetic structure and magnetic head using the same

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GB9610204D0 GB9610204D0 (en) 1996-07-24
GB2299442A GB2299442A (en) 1996-10-02
GB2299442B true GB2299442B (en) 1997-04-09

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GB9610167A Expired - Fee Related GB2299441B (en) 1992-10-20 1993-10-20 A magnetic head
GB9619509A Expired - Fee Related GB2302441B (en) 1992-10-20 1993-10-20 A magnetic head
GB9610204A Expired - Fee Related GB2299442B (en) 1992-10-20 1993-10-20 Magnetic head assembly

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GB9610167A Expired - Fee Related GB2299441B (en) 1992-10-20 1993-10-20 A magnetic head
GB9619509A Expired - Fee Related GB2302441B (en) 1992-10-20 1993-10-20 A magnetic head

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FR2774797B1 (en) 1998-02-11 2000-03-10 Commissariat Energie Atomique PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE MAGNETIC HEADS AND MULTIPLE HEAD ASSEMBLY OBTAINED BY THIS PROCESS
US6222698B1 (en) * 1998-05-22 2001-04-24 Hewlett-Packard Company Magnetic tape dimensional instability compensation by varying recording head azimuth angle

Citations (3)

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GB2057177A (en) * 1979-08-23 1981-03-25 Rca Corp Multichannel magnetic head for a transducer system
US4539615A (en) * 1981-06-08 1985-09-03 Hitachi, Ltd. Azimuthal magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus
GB2265045A (en) * 1992-02-28 1993-09-15 Sony Broadcast & Communication Magnetic tape replay apparatus

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US4550492A (en) * 1981-04-15 1985-11-05 Eastman Kodak Company Method of manufacturing a multitrack magnetic head
US4477853A (en) * 1981-04-15 1984-10-16 Eastman Kodak Company Multitrack magnetic head
US4439793A (en) * 1981-10-22 1984-03-27 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Thin film head array
FR2663772B1 (en) * 1990-06-26 1995-07-21 Thomson Csf MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC HEADS.

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2057177A (en) * 1979-08-23 1981-03-25 Rca Corp Multichannel magnetic head for a transducer system
US4539615A (en) * 1981-06-08 1985-09-03 Hitachi, Ltd. Azimuthal magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus
GB2265045A (en) * 1992-02-28 1993-09-15 Sony Broadcast & Communication Magnetic tape replay apparatus

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GB2299441A (en) 1996-10-02
GB9610204D0 (en) 1996-07-24
GB9610167D0 (en) 1996-07-24
GB2299442A (en) 1996-10-02
GB2302441A (en) 1997-01-15
GB9619509D0 (en) 1996-10-30
GB2299441B (en) 1997-04-09
GB2302441B (en) 1997-04-09

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Effective date: 20000127

PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20031020