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Thin film magnetic head of embodied recording and reproducing transducer type
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1990-07-30
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Granted: 1992-03-10
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Expires: 2010-07-30
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a thin film magnetic head which requires less recording current, and is capable of recording and reproducing with a high sensitivity. To achieve this magnetic head, a third yoke of a high permeability is bridged across a notched portion of a second yoke between front and back portions of the second yoke constituting part of a magnetic circuit. With this construction, the third yoke serves to extremely reduce a magnetic resistance between the front and back portions of the second yoke, so that the recording current can be smaller, thereby enhancing the recording efficiency.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Nagata
- 👤 Toshio Fukazawa
- 👤 Satoru Mitani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:03
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/127; G11B5/31; G11B5/33; G11B5/39; G11B5/3903; G11B5/187; G11B5/245
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A thin film magnetic head of an embodied recording and reproducing transducer type, comprising: a first yoke of a soft magnetic material; a second yoke of a soft magnetic material and having opposite ends, said second yoke cooperating at one end thereof with said first yoke to provide a read-write gap therebetween; a third yoke of a soft magnetic material magnetically connected at one end thereof adjacent said read-write gap to said first yoke; a fourth yoke of a sift magnetic material and a magneto resistive element formed to bridge between said second yoke and said third yoke; current supply means for supplying drive current to said magneto resistive element; and a coil disposed around a magnetic circuit constituted by said first yoke, said second yoke, said third yoke, said fourth yoke and said read-write gap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A thin film magnetic head of an embodied recording and reproducing transducer type, comprising: a first yoke of a soft magnetic material; a second yoke of a soft magnetic material and having opposite ends, said second yoke cooperating at one end thereof with said first yoke to provide a read-write gap therebetween; a third yoke of a soft magnetic material magnetically connected at one end thereof adjacent said read-write gap to said first yoke; a fourth yoke of a sift magnetic material and a magneto resistive element formed to bridge between said second yoke and said third yoke; current supply means for supplying drive current to said magneto resistive element; and a coil disposed around a magnetic circuit constituted by said first yoke, said second yoke, said third yoke, said fourth yoke and said read-write gap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
163 words
A thin film magnetic head of an embodied recording and reproducing transducer type, comprising: a first yoke of a soft magnetic material; a second yoke of a soft magnetic material and having opposite ends, said second yoke cooperating at one end thereof with said first yoke to provide a read-write gap therebetween; a third yoke of a soft magnetic material magnetically connected at one end thereof adjacent said read-write gap to said first yoke; a magneto resistive element disposed beneath at least a part of said second yoke and said third yoke; a fourth yoke of a soft magnetic material magnetically connected to at least a part of said second yoke and said third yoke and including a non-magnetic layer formed as an intermediate layer; current supply means for supplying drive current to said magneto resistive element; and a coil disposed around a magnetic circuit constituted by said first yoke, said second yoke, said third yoke, said fourth yoke and said read-write gap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
163 words
A thin film magnetic head of an embodied recording and reproducing transducer type, comprising: a first yoke of a soft magnetic material; a second yoke of a soft magnetic material and having opposite ends, said second yoke cooperating at one end thereof with said first yoke to provide a read-write gap therebetween; a third yoke of a soft magnetic material magnetically connected at one end thereof adjacent said read-write gap to said first yoke; a magneto resistive element disposed beneath at least a part of said second yoke and said third yoke; a fourth yoke of a soft magnetic material magnetically connected to at least a part of said second yoke and said third yoke and including a non-magnetic layer formed as an intermediate layer; current supply means for supplying drive current to said magneto resistive element; and a coil disposed around a magnetic circuit constituted by said first yoke, said second yoke, said third yoke, said fourth yoke and said read-write gap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 1, in which said second yoke, said third yoke and said fourth yoke are made of the same soft magnetic material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 1, in which said fourth yoke is greater in coercive force than said second yoke and said third yoke.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 4, in which said fourth yoke is formed to be connected directly to at least a part of said second yoke and said third yoke.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 5, in which said third yoke is formed so as to be extended to said read-write gap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 2, in which said second yoke, said third yoke and said fourth yoke are made of the same soft magnetic material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 2, in which said fourth yoke is greater in coercive force than said second yoke and said third yoke.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 8, in which said fourth yoke is formed to be connected directly to at least part of said second yoke and said third yoke.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A thin film magnetic head according to claim 9, in which said third yoke is formed so as to be extended to said read-write gap.
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