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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masao Katsumata, Odawara, JP;
Kazuhiro Momata, Chigasaki, JP;
Kazuyoshi Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kousaku Chida, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360113 ;
Abstract
A magnetoresistive head including a magnetoresistive element in which the magnetoresistive head has a specifically determined gap length and/or the magnetoresistive element has a specifically determined magnetostriction constant to thereby define a reproduction output vs. operation current characteristic curve of the head. The above-mentioned gap length and/or magnetostriction constant is determined such that a saturation operation current for which a reproduction output of the head is maximum is higher than an operation current with which the head is operative.