Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Wataru Fujisawa

Takaharu Nishino

Hisanori Yoshimizu

Shuji Orihara

Syuuji Orihara

The present invention discloses a thin film magnetic head having lower and upper cores, a rear intermediate core interposed between rear portions of the lower and upper cores, a pair of front intermediate cores interposed between front portions of the lower and upper cores and a magnetic gap interposed between the pair of the front intermediate cores, the thin film magnetic head. The rear portions of the lower and upper cores having wider cross-sectional area than those of the front portions of the lower and upper cores which are connected to the rear portions thereof forming an inflection point. In order to prevent the magnetic saturation of the front portions of the lower and upper cores, extended portions are respectively provided on the lower and upper cores by causing distal ends of the front intermediate cores to be extended beyond the inflection point. Further, a spacer of a non-magnetic material, having a longer thickness than that of the magnetic gap, is interposed between the extended portions to prevent the leakage flux between the extended portions.

Thin film magnetic head having an improved magnetic core

A thin-film magnetic head for magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus includes a lower insulating layer deposited on a substrate and including a lower magnetic core, an intermediate insulating layer deposited on the lower insulating layer and including front and rear intermediate magnetic cores, and an upper insulating layer deposited on the intermediate insulating layer and including an upper magnetic core. The magnetic cores make up a magnetic circuit which has a magnetic gap defined between the lower magnetic core and the front intermediate magnetic core or between the front intermediate magnetic core and the upper magnetic core. A multiturn coil is embedded in the intermediate insulating layer to surround the rear intermediate magnetic core. The lower, intermediate, and upper insulating layers have respective flat surfaces including respective surfaces of the lower, intermediate, and upper magnetic cores. The lower, intermediate, and upper insulating layers are joined to each other through the flat surfaces.

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Zushi, Japan

Wataru Fujisawa