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Process for producing magnetic recording material
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1986-11-21
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Granted: 1987-10-27
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Expires: 2006-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A process for fabricating magnetic tape in which a tape substrate in passed through a stream of evaporating material so as to present a continuously varying angle of incidence to the stream. The maximum and minimum angles of incidence are defined. Oxidizing gas is applied to the tape at the minimum angle of incidence and at an intermediate angle.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadashi Yasunaga
- 👤 Akio Yanai
- 👤 Ryuji Shirahata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 01:20
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/84; G11B5/848; G11B5/842; G11B5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A process for producing a magnetic recording medium, comprising the steps of: evaporating a magnetic metallic material from an evaporation source into an evporation stream; moving a substrate onto which said evaporating magnetic material is deposited through said evaporation stream such that an angle of incidence of said evaporation stream on said substrate varies from a maximum value (θ max ) to a minimum value (θ min ); and supplying an oxidizing gas both to a vicinity of said substrate near said minimum angle of incidence and to a vicinity having an intermediate angle of incidence (θ i ) between said minimum and maximum angles of incidence.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A process for producing a magnetic recording medium, comprising the steps of: evaporating a magnetic metallic material from an evaporation source into an evporation stream; moving a substrate onto which said evaporating magnetic material is deposited through said evaporation stream such that an angle of incidence of said evaporation stream on said substrate varies from a maximum value (θ max ) to a minimum value (θ min ); and supplying an oxidizing gas both to a vicinity of said substrate near said minimum angle of incidence and to a vicinity having an intermediate angle of incidence (θ i ) between said minimum and maximum angles of incidence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said intermediate angle of incidence (θ i ) is set to a value that satisfies the following relation: (2θ.sub.max +3θ.sub.min)/5≦θ.sub.i ≦θ.sub.max.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the amount of oxidizing gas being supplied to said vicinity having said intermediate angle of incidence (θ i ) is equal to or greater than half the amount of oxidizing gas to being supplied to said vicinity near said minimum angle of incidence (θ min ).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein said substrate is moved from said maximum angle of incidence to said minimum angle of incidence.
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