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Process for manufacture of cantilever for pickup cartridge

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1978-09-13
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Granted: 1980-07-15
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Expires: 1998-09-13
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Abstract

Abstract A cantilever for a pickup cartridge comprising a base in the form of a solid rod or a pipe coated with a layer of a substance exhibiting a high modulus of elasticity ratio higher than 5000 Kg/mm2. The substance is for example boron or a boride. Described also is a process for manufacture of cantilevers wherein low pressure chemical vapor deposition or plasma chemical vapor deposition is used to cause the reaction between boron trichloride (BCl3) and hydrogen (H2) gases, thereby depositing boron or a boride on a base.

Inventors

  • 👤 Koichi Azuma
  • 👤 Masahiro Nagasawa
  • 👤 Hiroshi Yamazoe
  • 👤 Masaki Aoki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 14:23
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B3/00; G11B3/44; G11B3/46; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4981; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2916

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 68 words
A process for manufacture of cantilevers for pickup cartridges which comprises providing a base in the form of a solid rod or a pipe from a material which may be chemically or electrolytically etched, forming by vapor deposition a layer of a substance exhibiting a modulus of elasticity ratio higher than 5000 Kg/mm 2 on said base, said substance being boron or a boride, and removing said base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 68 words
A process for manufacture of cantilevers for pickup cartridges which comprises providing a base in the form of a solid rod or a pipe from a material which may be chemically or electrolytically etched, forming by vapor deposition a layer of a substance exhibiting a modulus of elasticity ratio higher than 5000 Kg/mm 2 on said base, said substance being boron or a boride, and removing said base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
A process for manufacture of cantilevers for pickup cartridges as set forth in claim 1 wherein said base is made of one of aluminum, titanium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, copper, carbon, quartz and glass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
A process for manufacture of cantilevers for pickup cartridges as set forth in claim 1 in which said layer of a substance on said base is formed by low pressure chemical vapor deposition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
A process for manufacture of cantilevers for pickup cartridges as set forth in claim 1 in which said layer of a substance on said base is formed by plasma chemical vapor deposition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
A process for manufacture of cantilevers for pickup cartridges as set forth in claim 1, wherein said layer comprises boron or titanium boride formed by deposition from a gas comprising a boron compound.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-07-15 1984-01-14 1984-07-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-07-15 1988-01-14 1988-07-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-07-15 1992-01-14 1992-07-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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