US 3,943,624 AGranted

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head

AssigneeU. S. Philips Corporation

InventorLarry Wank

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Abstract

A method for manufacturing a magnetic head having at least one ferrite pole tip pair. The tips of each pair are separated by non-magnetic gap of a desired length and the method in accordance with the invention utilizes tips having generally planar surfaces. An elongated apex forming channel is formed in one of the pole tips and an elongated reservoir channel is formed in the same tip in generally parallel relationship. The reservoir channel is filled with glass and polished so that the glass therein extends in co-planar relationship to the generally planar surface of the tip having the reservoir channel therein. The generally planar surfaces are placed in opposed spaced relationship and a quantity of glass is disposed in the apex forming channel. All of the glass and both of the tips are heated until the glass from the channels flows into the space intermediate the generally planar faces of the tips.

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Dependent claims

A method for manufacturing a magnetic head having at least one pole tip pair, the tips of each pair being separated by a non-magnetic gap of a desired length, the steps comprising:

forming a generally planar gap side surface in each of said pole tips;
forming an elongated apex forming channel in one of said pole tips, said apex forming channel communicating with said generally planar gap side surface of said tip;
forming an elongated reservoir channel in one of said tips;
said reservoir channel being in communication with said generally planar surface of said tip in which it is disposed, said reservoir channel being disposed in generally parallel relationship to said apex channel;
melting a quantity of glass into said reservoir channel;
polishing said one tip having said reservoir channel therein until no glass extends out of said reservoir channel above said generally planar surface of said tip;
placing both of said pole tips with said generally planar faces thereof in opposed spaced relationship;
positioning a quantity of glass in said apex channel;
and
heating each of said tips and all of said glass until said glass in said reservoir channel and said apex channel flows into the space between said opposed generally planar surfaces of said tips to form a unitary assembly.

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