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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jun Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Sugizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/105 ; G11B 5/265 ; G11B 5/29 ; G11B 5/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/105 ; G11B 5/265 ; G11B 5/29 ; G11B 5/50 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a magnetic head including a plurality of magnetic head elements disposed on a head support in a direction across a magnetic tape and a plurality of connection terminals disposed on the head support, for each of the magnetic head elements, in a direction perpendicular to the signal recording surface of the magnetic tape. Even a large number of magnetic head elements can be electrically connected to an external circuit in an appropriate and simple manner.