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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Yukihiko Takita, Nagano, JP;
Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A multichannel magnetic head includes a plurality of sets of magnetic core half bodies, each of the sets having two of the half bodies facing each other, and a plurality of magnetic gap portions, each of the gap portions located where two magnetic core half bodies face each other. The plurality of magnetic gap portions, when a magnetic medium is inserted therein, transferring record data between the magnetic medium and the magnetic head, and the gap distances of the magnetic gap portions being differentially preset to accommodate a physically warped magnetic medium. A magnetic card reader including a multichannel magnetic head has a plurality of magnetic gap portions, and the multichannel magnetic head is capable of recording data onto a magnetic medium in contact therewith. The multichannel magnetic head has gap distances that can be modified based on a possibility of spacings between the multichannel magnetic head and the magnetic medium so that a warped card can be accommodated.