Abstract:
A support yoke for a video recording core having a narrow body portion and two wire-wound coils includes a narrow slot for supporting the body portion of the recording core between the coils and relief pockets formed on either side of the narrow slot to accommodate the wire-wound coils.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a disc player for a rigid information-carrying disc, which player has a disc holder on which the disc rotates during information transfer, the disc holder comprising a turntable and a centering device, which device comprises a plurality of centering elements which are arranged along a circle, which are each resiliently movable in a radial direction in order to keep the disc centered during rotation by means of the centering elements which act on the wall of the center hole in the disc. A lid which is movable from an open to a closed position in two stages carries a disc loader and is coupled to lifting means. After the disc loader has resiliently urged the disc onto the centering device and the turntable in a first stage, the lifting means lift the lid in a second stage until the disc loader is clear of the disc which is clamped on the centering device. The resilient centering elements firmly retain the disc on the turntable as a result of their radial elastic deflection.
Abstract:
A lapping guide is provided to determine the position at which lapping of a thin film head to define pole faces should be terminated. Accurate positioning of the lapping guide with respect to the head is insured by forming various elements of the lapping guide during the same photolithographic process steps as those used to form elements of the head. The lapping guide may be used either as an electrical or optical guide. When used as an optical guide, a second lapping guide may be provided as an indicator that more frequent inspection is necessary.
Abstract:
A magnetic head device comprising a recording/playback magnetic head and erasing magnetic head, each of which consisting of cores made from a ferrite of Mn-Zn system and a reinforcement plate made from a non-magnetic ceramic material and bonded to respective cores; and sliders made from a non-magnetic ceramic material and united with the magnetic heads. The non-magnetic ceramic material for the sliders has a thermal expansion coefficient which is at least 5.times.10.sup.-7 /.degree.C. greater than that of the non-magnetic ceramic material for the reinforcement plate.
Abstract:
In a thin film magnetic writing head structure, a high permeability layer is arranged parallel to the lateral face of a pole piece which is situated in the downstream direction of movement of the magnetic record carrier under the head airgap. Said high permeability layer is magnetostatically de-coupled from the pole piece. This arrangement guides the zero magnetic field lines from the head along the frontal plane of the pole piece and along the lateral face of said piece, thereby drastically reducing the action of de-magnetizing components of the writing flux on the record.
Abstract:
A magnetoresistive (MR) layer is placed offcenter the distance between two shields to enhance self-biasing. Information is carried on a magnetizable medium as recorded magnetic areas. The shields are spaced apart by a distance on the order of and less than the shortest recorded wavelength for which the head is meant to be used. The MR element and the shields have their edges nearest the medium in a common plane perpendicular to the vertical component of a signal from the recorded area. An additional shunt bias layer may be provided immediately adjacent and coextensive the MR element, and the head may serve one or many tracks.
Abstract:
A magnetic head assembly and the method of manufacture therefor is disclosed which includes a housing having long and short body portions and a magnetic transducer comprising first and second core portions that are clamped in the respective body portions. The body portions are made of a nonmagnetic elastic material and include core-gripping surfaces defined by aligned slots cut through respective mating surfaces of the body portions. Prior to assembly, the body portions are permanently deformed by applying forces that exceed the elastic limit of the body material whereby the core-gripping surfaces are spaced apart by a distance less than the thickness of the core portions. Thereafter, the coregripping surfaces are forced apart to receive the respective core portions. When the forces are released, the core-gripping surfaces spring back to tightly clamp the core in the slots.
Abstract:
A laminated multi-channel magnetic tape head apparatus has alternate lamina of copper and iron, with the iron lamina having gaps for recording/reproducing separate tape channels of multichannel tapes. A copper insert and suitable connectors form electrical conducting loops around a portion of each magnetic lamina, magnetic flux being induced in the magnetic lamina during recording and current being induced in the conducting loops during reproducing. An iron core piece with a coil mounted thereon magnetically transfers an electrical signal between a current conduction loop and the coil, with the coil being connected to a sound recording/reproducing system. Either the iron core piece is shifted from one magnetic lamina to another or switching between iron core pieces occurs thereby positioning the pickup portions of the tape head to the various tracks on the tape without physically moving the entire head assembly.
Abstract:
An electromagnetic transducer head is provided which exhibits a wide band recording response characteristic, and which comprises a plurality of separate magnetic head structures operating over different, overlapping frequency bands, and formed into an integral assembly. Each separate head structure of the assembly includes a magnetic core, and each core is provided with a gap. The cores are positioned adjacent one another so that the gaps are aligned to define a common gap, and the recording medium is drawn across the common gap. The common gap is tapered, with the gap width of each aligned gap section being different from its adjacent section. Separate windings are wound about the cores, each having different numbers of turns so as to cover overlapping frequency ranges.
Abstract:
A multiple-element magnetic head comprising a plurality of magnetic head half-members arranged in face to face relation with each other at opposing end surfaces, with magnetic gaps being formed between them. Such magnetic head half-members are each made by holding non-magnetic members of substantially inverted Ushape each including a horizontal portion and oppositely disposed vertical portions between magnetic members identical in shape and configuration with said non-magnetic members, holding the assembly between substantially U-shaped cores including a horizontal portion and oppositely disposed vertical portions, cutting off said horizontal portions of said non-magnetic members and said magnetic members while leaving said oppositely disposed vertical portions, and grinding end surfaces of said oppositely disposed vertical portions of the non-magnetic members and magnetic members at which the horizontal portions have been cut off so that said end surfaces may be flush with end surfaces of the cores which are to be positioned in face to face relation with end surfaces of cores of the other magnetic head halfmember.