Multi-Channel Thin-Film Magnetic Head And Magnetic Tape Drive Apparatus With The Multi-Channel Thin-Film Magnetic Head
AssigneeTDK Corporation
InventorYuji Ito
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Abstract
A multi-channel thin-film magnetic head includes a head section provided with a plurality of thin-film magnetic head elements and a sliding surface for a magnetic tape, a slot section running in a direction perpendicular to a magnetic tape transport direction, the slot section being arranged adjacent to the head section in the magnetic tape transport direction, and an outrigger section provided with a sliding surface for the magnetic tape and arranged to separate from the head section by the slot section in the magnetic tape transport direction. The sliding surface of the outrigger section includes a sloped surface with a height that reduces as approaching the head section.
Claims20
A multi-channel thin-film magnetic head comprising:
- a head section provided with a plurality of thin-film magnetic head elements and a sliding surface for a magnetic tape;
- a slot section running in a direction perpendicular to a magnetic tape transport direction, said slot section being arranged adjacent to said head section in the magnetic tape transport direction;
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- an outrigger section provided with a sliding surface for the magnetic tape and arranged to separate from said head section by said slot section in the magnetic tape transport direction,
- said sliding surface of said outrigger section including a sloped surface with a height that reduces as approaching said head section.
A multi-channel magnetic tape drive apparatus including a pair of multi-channel thin-film magnetic heads, a magnetic tape facing to said pair of multi-channel thin-film magnetic heads, and a drive system for relatively moving said magnetic tape and said pair of multi-channel thin-film magnetic heads,
- each of said pair of multi-channel thin-film magnetic heads comprising:
- a head section provided with a plurality of thin-film magnetic head elements and a sliding surface for a magnetic tape;
- a slot section running in a direction perpendicular to a magnetic tape transport direction, said slot section being arranged adjacent to said head section in the magnetic tape transport direction;
- and
- an outrigger section provided with a sliding surface for the magnetic tape and arranged to separate from said head section by said slot section in the magnetic tape transport direction,
- said sliding surface of said outrigger section including a sloped surface with a height that reduces as approaching said head section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.