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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroshi Sakakima, Kyoto, JP;
Masahiro Birukawa, Hirakata, JP;
Kazuo Yokoyama, Osaka, JP;
Masayoshi Hiramoto, Nara, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Sakakima, Kyoto, JP;
Masahiro Birukawa, Hirakata, JP;
Kazuo Yokoyama, Osaka, JP;
Masayoshi Hiramoto, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic head for reproducing a signal recorded on a recording medium, includes a substrate, a magnetic head core provided on the substrate, having a magnetic gap, and a magnetoresistance device provided on the magnetic head core. The magnetic head core is provided in such a manner that a thickness direction of the magnetic head core around the magnetic gap is substantially the same as a track width direction of the recording medium.