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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenchi Ito, Kokubunji, JP;
Susumu Soeya, Kodaira, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/02 ;
Abstract
A magnetic recording and reproducing head which includes a magnetic sensor, and a flux guide for introducing a magnetic flux into the magnetic sensor. At least a portion of the flux guide is constituted by a material which permits the magnetic flux to pass therethrough at a temperature of not lower than a predetermined temperature Tp, but not permit the magnetic flux to pass therethrough at a temperature of lower than Tp. Light is irradiated to only a portion of the flux guide to cause the temperature of the irradiated portion to rise up to Tp or more, thereby permitting a magnetic flux to pass only through the irradiated portion.