Technique for uniform stylus configuration
AssigneeRCA Corporation
InventorEugene O. Keizer
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Abstract
A technique for manufacturing a uniform configuration for at least two video disc styli, each stylus having a shank and a tip at one end of the shank, comprising the step of attaching an edge of a first plate of shank material to one edge of a strip of tip material different from the shank material, the strip having a face thereof oriented along a predetermined crystallographic plane. The strip is cut into the individual tips while the plate remains attached to the strip. The plate is then separated into the individual shanks to form the separate styli, whereby the orientation of the crystallographic plane with respect to the shank is uniform for all styli.
Claims21
A method of manufacturing a uniform configuration for at least two styli, each stylus having a shank and a tip at one end of said shank, said tip being made from a material different from the material of said shank and having a crystallographic structure, comprising the steps of:
- attaching an edge of a first plate of said shank material to one edge of a strip of said tip material, said strip having a face thereof oriented along a predetermined crystallographic plane of said tip material,
- cutting said strip into said tips while said plate remains attached to said strip, and
- separating said plate into said shanks to form said styli, whereby the orientation of said crystallographic plane with respect to said shank is uniform for said styli.
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