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Magnetic head and magnetic recording and reproducing system

US6636390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateMar 9, 2001
Grant dateOct 21, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/3967
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic head for vertical magnetic. The magnetic head includes: a recording head including a first main pole and a first return yoke, the first main pole having a first medium facing portion, the first return yoke having a second medium facing portion, and a reproducing head including a second main pole and a second return yoke, the second main pole having a third medium facing portion, the second return yoke having a fourth medium facing portion, first angle &thgr;1 between first and second straight lines being smaller than second angle &thgr;2 between the first straight line and third straight line, the first straight line connecting centers of medium facing surfaces the first medium facing portion and the second medium facing portion, the second straight line connecting opposing corners of medium facing surfaces of the first medium facing portion and the second medium facing portion, and the third straight line connecting centers of medium facing surfaces of the third medium facing portion and the fourth medium facing portion.

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