Abstract: [Object] To provide a transducer capable of providing a high degree of freedom in deformation and suppressing a risk of breakage and a method of producing the transducer. [Solving Means] In order to achieve the above-described object, a transducer according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an elastomer. The elastomer extends along a predetermined axis direction, and has both end portions in which at least two electrodes having followability are disposed on both sides around a predetermined axis in the predetermined axis direction, the both end portions being elongated to be folded in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined axis. This makes it possible to provide a high degree of freedom in deformation and to suppress a risk of breakage.

Abstract: There are provided a pattern exposure method, a conductive film producing method, and a conductive film, wherein a photosensitive material is subjected to a proximity exposure through a photomask disposed with a proximity gap of 70 to 200 ?m, and thereby is exposed in the mask pattern periodically in the conveying direction to obtain a conductive film. The conductive film has a plurality of conductive portions of first and second conductive thin metal wires and a plurality of opening portions. A side of each thin metal wire has a protrusion extending toward the opening portion from a virtual line representing a designed width of the thin metal wire, and the protruding amount of the protrusion is 1/25 to ? of the designed width.

Abstract: There are provided a pattern exposure method, a conductive film producing method, and a conductive film, wherein a photosensitive material is subjected to a proximity exposure through a photomask disposed with a proximity gap of 70 to 200 ?m, and thereby is exposed in the mask pattern periodically in the conveying direction to obtain a conductive film. The conductive film has a plurality of conductive portions of first and second conductive thin metal wires and a plurality of opening portions. A side of each thin metal wire has a protrusion extending toward the opening portion from a virtual line representing a designed width of the thin metal wire, and the protruding amount of the protrusion is 1/25 to 1/6 of the designed width.

Abstract: There are provided a pattern exposure method, a conductive film producing method, and a conductive film, wherein a photosensitive material is subjected to a proximity exposure through a photomask disposed with a proximity gap of 70 to 200 ?m, and thereby is exposed in the mask pattern periodically in the conveying direction to obtain a conductive film. The conductive film has a plurality of conductive portions of first and second conductive thin metal wires and a plurality of opening portions. A side of each thin metal wire has a protrusion extending toward the opening portion from a virtual line representing a designed width of the thin metal wire, and the protruding amount of the protrusion is 1/25 to 1/6 of the designed width.

Abstract: A magnetic head having a control portion provided integrally with an opposing surface located opposing the recording surface of a magnetic disc or a head mount for generating a negative pressure between the control portion and the magnetic disc to attract the magnetic disc towards the magnetic head, thereby generating an adequate and sufficient negative pressure in the vicinity of the magnetic head and achieving a good head touch. This configuration enables compact design of the mechanism and an increased recording area of the magnetic disc compared with the case in which a magnetic head and a negative pressure generation type stabilizing plate to attract the magnetic disc towards the magnetic head are separately disposed, and eliminates the need for procedures for separate positioning of the individual magnetic head and stabilizing plate, thereby achieving a considerable reduction in manufacturing steps and production cost.

Abstract: A magnetic disk comprises an annular resilient magnetic recording mediumm, an outer ring having an outer affixing surface, and an annular frame disposed radially inwardly of the outer ring. The annular frame comprises an annular thrusting surface protruded axially for thrusting the recording medium to exert tension to it, an inner affixing surface inwardly affixed to the recording medium, and a base axially receded from the thrusting surface.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction system having magnetic heads opposing each other across a magnetic disk. The heads have shaped control portions to generate a negative pressure between the magnetic heads and the magnetic disk in association with rotation of the magnetic disk. One magnetic head is supported by an elastic member which is structured to be slightly dislocatable by the negative pressure. The magnetic heads are caused by the negative pressure to come in sliding contact with both sides of the magnetic disk, thereby obtaining positive sliding contact with extremely small contact resistance between the magnetic heads and the magnetic disk and achieving a good head contact while minimizing abrasion of the magnetic disk and the magnetic heads. The control portions to generate the negative pressure are formed integrally with the magnetic heads, thus simplifying the structure, reducing the manufacturing steps such as positioning procedures and achieving a reduction in cost.

Abstract: A magnetic sheet control member, for use in a device for recording and reproduction using a magnetic head in sliding contact with a rotary flexible magnetic sheet, to guide the magnetic sheet to the magnetic head by a negative pressure, having upstream-side and downstream-side inclined surfaces disposed respectively at the upstream side and the downstream side with respect to the rotational direction of the magnetic sheet and inclined to become more distant from the free rotary surface plane of the magnetic sheet towards the downstream side, and stabilizing surfaces disposed respectively at the outer side and inner side with respect to the radial direction of the magnetic sheet to connect the upstream-side inclined surface and the downstream-side inclined surface, thereby obtaining a stable head contact over the entire recording area from the innermost side to the outermost side of the magnetic sheet.

Abstract: A magnetic disk control member having a flat opposing surface opposing a rotating magnetic disk that defines a free rotary surface plane and provided protrudingly with a magnetic head, a protrusion for generating a negative pressure disposed at the upstream side with respect to the rotational direction of the magnetic disk, and an inclined surface disposed at an end of the opposing surface at the downstream side with respect to the rotational direction of the magnetic disk and inclined so as to gradually become closer to the free rotary surface plane towards the downstream side with respect to the rotational direction of the magnetic disk.

Abstract: A regulating plate disposed opposite to a magnetic head with respect to a rotary flexible magnetic disk and in sliding contact with the flexible magnetic disk, having protruding portions provided on the regulating plate at upstream and downstream sides of the magnetic head, top portions of the protruding portions being formed to flat surfaces, thereby obtaining stable sliding contact of the magnetic head with the flexible magnetic disk from the beginning, and a thin film magnetic head comprised at least of a magnetic layer, a coil conductor layer, and an insulative layer formed on a substrate, and a protective layer stacked on the magnetic layer, characterized in that the protective layer comprises MgO, SiO.sub.2, and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction device having magnetic heads opposing each other across a magnetic disk. The heads have shaped control portions to generate a negative pressure between the magnetic heads and the magnetic disk in association with rotation of the magnetic disk. One magnetic head is supported by an elastic member which is structured to be slightly dislocatable by the negative pressure. The magnetic heads are caused by the negative pressure to come in sliding contact with both sides of the magnetic disk, thereby obtaining positive sliding contact with extremely small contact resistance between the magnetic heads and the magnetic disk and achieving a good head contact while minimizing abrasion of the magnetic disk and the magnetic heads. The control portions to generate the negative pressure are formed integrally with the magnetic heads, thus simplifying the structure, reducing the manufacturing steps such as positioning procedures and achieving a reduction in cost.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction device having magnetic heads opposing each other across a magnetic disk. The heads have shaped control portions to generate a negative pressure between the magnetic heads and the magnetic disk. Each magnetic head is supported by an elastic member which is structured to be slightly dislocatable by the negative pressure. The magnetic heads are caused by the negative pressure to come in sliding contact with both sides of the magnetic disk, thereby obtaining positive sliding contact with extremely small contact resistance between the magnetic heads and the magnetic disk and achieving a good head contact while minimizing abrasion of the magnetic disk and the magnetic heads. The control portions to generate the negative pressure are formed integrally with the magnetic heads, thus simplifying the structure, reducing the manufacturing steps such as positioning procedures and achieving a reduction in cost.

Abstract: A magnetic head having a control portion provided integrally with an opposing surface located opposing the recording surface of a magnetic disc or a head mount for generating a negative pressure between the control portion and the magnetic disc to attract the magnetic disc towards the magnetic head, thereby generating an adequate and sufficient negative pressure in the vicinity of the magnetic head and achieving a good head touch. This configuration enables compact design of the mechanism and an increased recording area of the magnetic disc compared with the case in which a magnetic head and a negative pressure generation type stabilizing plate to attract the magnetic disc towards the magnetic head are separately disposed, and eliminates the need for procedures for separate positioning of the individual magnetic head and stabilizing plate, thereby achieving a considerable reduction in manufacturing steps and production cost.

Abstract: A magnetic sheet control member, for use in a device for recording and reproduction using a magnetic head in sliding contact with a rotary flexible magnetic sheet, to guide the magnetic sheet to the magnetic head by a negative pressure, having upstream-side and downstream-side inclined surfaces disposed respectively at the upstream side and the downstream side with respect to the rotation direction of the magnetic sheet and inclined to become more distant from the free rotary surface plane of the magnetic sheet towards the downstream side, and stabilizing surfaces disposed respectively at the outer side and inner side with respect to the radial direction of the magnetic sheet to connect the upstream-side inclined surface and the downstream-side inclined surface, thereby obtaining a stable head contact over the entire recording area from the innermost side to the outermost side of the magnetic sheet.

Abstract: In order to attain a good contact with a magnetic sheet, a magnetic head with a pair of magnetic gaps has an external configuration and a sliding surface which satisfy formulas of:0.2<W.sub.R /W.sub.T <0.8,-0.2W.sub.T W.sub.C +0.9<W.sub.R W.sub.T <-0.17W.sub.T W.sub.C +1.2, and1.5<R.sub.W /R.sub.R <4.4,where W.sub.R and W.sub.T are lengths of the magnetic head in a rotational direction and in a track-width direction of the magnetic sheet, respectively, W.sub.C is a distance between the magnetic gaps and R.sub.W and R.sub.R are radii of curvatures of the sliding surface in the track-width direction and in the rotational direction, respectively.

Abstract: A method and a structure for mounting to a head carriage a magnetic head applicable to a magnetic recorder or reproducer in an electronic camera system wherein an object is electronically photographed and recorded into a rotating magnetic disc and an image is reproduced by a television system or a printer. In the method and structure, a pin is inserted through a through-bore in a head mount plate and is then brought into abutment with the head carriage. Adhesives are applied to clearances between the pin and the through-bore of the head mount plate as well as between the pin and the abutment surface of the head carriage to fill them up. In the method and structure, since the head mount plate is adhesively attached to the head carriage via the pin, the resultant adhesive layers are reduced in thickness, thereby preventing the magnetic head from shifting out of position when the adhesives are hardened.