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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Yamaga, Miyagi, JP;
Futoshi Sasaki, Miyagi, JP;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium is a magnetic recording medium in the form of a tape and includes a substrate, a foundation layer provided on the substrate, and a magnetic layer provided on the foundation layer and containing a magnetic powder. The foundation layer and the magnetic layer each contain a lubricant. A squareness ratio of the magnetic layer in a perpendicular direction is equal to or higher than 65%, an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is equal to or smaller than 5.6 μm, a plurality of recessed portions each having a depth corresponding to 20% or higher of the average thickness of the magnetic layer is provided on a surface of the magnetic layer, and the number of the recessed portions per unit area of 1,600 μmof the surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or greater than 20 and equal to or smaller than 200, and an amount of exudation of the lubricant per unit region of 12.5 μm×9.3 μm on the surface of the magnetic layer in a vacuum is equal to or greater than 3.0 μmand equal to or smaller than 6.5 μm.