Magnetic hybrid interleaved head with closure supporting islands

A magnetic head comprising:

• at least one head module each having one transducing gap line extending normal and adjacent to a magnetic media for transducing operation therewith, each gap line including a plurality of alternating write and read gaps;
• each of said head modules including:
• a substrate and a closure of a magnetic ferrite material and providing the plurality of write gaps at one edge adjacent the media and a plurality of write back gap regions a distance perpendicular from the write gaps and the one edge;
• a plurality of thin film read transducers providing the read gaps;
• a plurality of read transducers conductors providing electrical connections to said read transducers;
• a plurality of write coils, one around each write back gap region;
• and
• a plurality of write back gap islands, one provided in each write back gap region, each island substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one write coil, said islands of a same material and thickness as the read transducer and conductors;
• said islands providing mechanical support for the closure relative to the substrate.

A data transducing head module having one transducing gap line extending normal to the media movement direction, the gap line including a plurality of alternating write and read gaps, said head module comprising:

• a substrate made of a magnetic ferrite material;
• an insulating layer deposited on said substrate;
• patterned magneto-resistive layers deposited on said insulating layer and producing a plurality of magneto-resistive read elements at the read gaps and producing back gap write islands;
• a patterned conductive layer deposited on each magneto-resistive layers and over the islands;
• a patterned second insulating layer deposited on each pattern conductor layers such that write track regions and read leg regions are exposed;
• a read and a write conductor deposited onto each patterned write track region and read leg region;
• a read and a write interconnecting layers deposited to connect each read and write conductor to a data transmitting means;
• and
• a magnetic ferrite closure piece covering all of the plurality of alternating write and read gaps of said transducer, said magnetic ferrite closure forming a first write pole piece and a read gap shield and said substrate providing the second write pole piece;
• wherein said back gap write islands are each substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one write conductor and provide mechanical support for said magnetic ferrite closure piece.

A media drive comprising:

• a transducer;
• means for moving a media past said transducer;
• means for transmitting data to and receiving data from said transducer;
• said transducer including:
• at least one head module each having one transducing gap line extending normal and adjacent to a magnetic media for transducing operation therewith, each gap line including a plurality of alternating write and read gaps,
• each of said head modules including:
• a substrate and a closure of a magnetic ferrite material and providing the plurality of write gaps at one edge adjacent the media and a plurality of write back gap regions a distance perpendicular from the write gaps and the one edge;
• a plurality of thin film read transducers providing the read gaps,
• a plurality of read transducers conductors providing electrical connections to said read transducers;
• a plurality of write coils, one around each write back gap region, and
• a plurality of write back gap islands, one provided in each write back gap region, each island substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one write coil, said islands of a same material and thickness as the read transducer and conductor,
• said islands providing mechanical support for the closure relative to the substrate.

A media drive comprising:

• a transducer;
• means for moving a media past said transducer;
• means for transmitting data to and receiving data from said transducer;
• said transducer including:
• at least one data transducing head module having one transducing gap line extending normal to a media movement direction, each gap line including a plurality of alternating write and read gaps, each head module including:
• a substrate made of a magnetic ferrite material,
• an insulating layer deposited on said substrate, patterned magneto-resistive layers deposited on said insulating layer and forming a magneto resistive read element and back gap write islands,
• a patterned conductor layer deposited on each magneto resistive layers and over the islands,
• a patterned conductor layer deposited on each magneto resistive layers and over the islands,
• a patterned second insulating layer deposited on each patterned conductor layers such that write track regions and read leg regions are exposed,
• a read and a write conductor deposited onto each patterned write track region and read leg region,
• a read and a write interconnecting layer deposited to connect each read and write conductors to said data transmitting means, and
• a magnetic ferrite closure piece covering all of the plurality of alternating write and read gaps of said transducer, said magnetic ferrite closure forming a first write pole piece and a read gap shield and said substrate providing the second write pole piece,
• wherein said back gap write islands are each substantially enclosed in a plan by at least one write conductor and provide mechanical support for said magnetic ferrite closure piece.

A media drive comprising:

• a transducer;
• means for moving a media past said transducer;
• means for transmitting data to and receiving data from said transducer;
• said transducer including:
• at least one head module each having one transducing gap line extending normal and adjacent to a magnetic media for transducing operation therewith, each gap line including a plurality of alternating write and read gaps, the write gaps of a first length and the read gaps of a second length, one of the first and second lengths shorter than the other,
• each of said head modules including:
• a substrate and a closure of a ceramic material;
• a plurality of thin film read transducer elements providing the read gaps and deposited on said substrate;
• a plurality of write transducer elements providing the write gaps and deposited on said substrate;
• and
• a plurality of gap islands provided, at least one island adjacent each of the gaps of the shorter one of the first and second lengths, said islands of a thickness as the read transducer and substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one different material in the instant the write gaps are shorter in length, said islands of a same material thickness as the write transducer substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one different material in the instant the read gaps are shorter in length,
• said islands providing mechanical support for the closure relative to the substrate.

A data transducing head module having one transducing gap line extending normal and adjacent to a magnetic media, the gap line including a plurality of alternating write and read gaps, the write gaps of a first length and the read gaps of a second length, one of the first and second lengths shorter than the other, said head module comprising:

• a substrate and a closure of a magnetic ferrite material, said substrate and closure providing the plurality of write gaps at one edge adjacent the media and a plurality of write back gap regions a distance from the media, perpendicular to the one edge;
• a plurality of thin film read transducers providing the read gaps;
• a plurality of read transducer conductors providing electrical connections to said read transducers;
• a plurality of write coils, one around each write back gap region;
• and
• a plurality of gap islands provided, at least one island adjacent each of the gaps of the shorter one of the first and second lengths, said islands of a same material and thickness as the read transducer and conductor and substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one different material in the instant the write gap are shorter in length, said islands of a same material and thickness as the write coils and substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one different material in the instant the read gaps are shorter in length;
• said islands providing mechanical support for the closure relative to the substrate.

A magnetic head comprising:

• at least one head module each having one transducing gap line extending normal and adjacent to a magnetic media for transducing operation therewith, each gap line including a plurality of alternating write and read gaps, the write gaps of a first length and the read gaps of a second length, one of the first and second lengths shorter than the other,
• each of said head modules including:
• a substrate and a closure of a ceramic material;
• a plurality of thin film read transducer elements providing the read gaps and deposited on said substrate;
• a plurality of write transducer elements providing the write gaps and deposited on said substrate;
• and
• a plurality of gap islands, one provided adjacent each of the gaps of the shorter one of the first and second lengths said islands of a same material and thickness as the read transducer and substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one different material in the instant the write gaps are shorter in lengths, said islands of a same material and thickness as the write transducer and substantially enclosed in a plane by at least one different material in the instant the read gaps are shorter in length;
• said island providing mechanical support for the closure relative to the substrate.