Abstract: A self-loading negative pressure air bearing slider is formed having side vents. The side vents allow for repeatable manufacturing of the basic slider in fewer steps while retaining the desirable features of high stiffness and substantially constant flying height found in negative pressure air bearing sliders.

Abstract: A disc cartridge capable of effectively preventing a shutter from being opened even when any unexpected shock is suddenly applied to the disc cartridge during non-use of the disc cartridge. The disc cartridge includes a connection mechanism for operatively connecting to disc receivers, actuators for releasably locking the shutter. The connection mechanism is constituted by a guide groove provided in the actuator and formed into a substantially sideways U-shape, and a guide pin provided on the disc receiver and movably fitter within the guide groove. The guide pin is spaced from two surfaces of the guide groove opposite to the guide pin, in the actuating direction of the actuator. Also, the disc cartridge includes a substantially V-shaped spring for constantly positioning the guide pin within the guide groove and forcing the disc receiver to return to its original position to keep the guide pin apart from the opposite surfaces of the guide groove.

Abstract: A cassette holding device for a tape recorder wherein the shock resistance thereof can be assured sufficiently with a simple construction during transportation and during normal use of the tape recorder and protection of a cassette holder, capstan shafts and a tape cassette and reduction in cost and facility in use of the entire tape recorder can be attained. The device comprises an ejecting member which holds, when it is at advanced position, an arresting member to an advanced position in which a cassette holder can receive therein a tape cassette inserted into the tape recorder. When the arresting member is at a retracted position, the ejecting member is prevented from moving from a retracted position to the advanced position, but when the arresting member is moved form the retracted to the advanced position, the ejecting member is allowed to move from the retracted to the advanced position to eject a tape cassette from the tape recorder.

Abstract: Tape guides of a magnetic tape transport machine are controlled during movement by sensing the position of the member as it moves along a defined path in varying velocity corresponding to the position. The member is initially accelerated at a selected rate to a maximum velocity which is then maintained until a distance close to the end position is reached. Velocity is then reduced at a selected rate until another position closer to the end position is reached. At this position a final velocity is maintained until the end is reached. A determination is made of how closely the second distance from the end coincided with reaching the final velocity. The length of the first distance from the end position is adjusted to reduce the difference between the coincidence of reaching the second distance and the final velocity. Further, the sensed final position of the member is retained as the target final position for the subsequent operation.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a write-after-read magnetic head assembly employs rectangular wafers sliced from a block of abrasion-resistive material. The block is prepared, prior to slicing, with pairs of opposed slots extending inwardly from anterior and posterior surfaces. The slots are adapted to include inserts of magnetically soft material. The inserts at the anterior surface also are of high cost abrasion-resistive materials necessary for digital recording systems but represent a relatively tiny amount of such materials. Pairs of wafers are juxtaposed in a manner to form a core equivalent structure and two such wafer pairs are mounted in an assembly which defines write after read heads for two tracks in a manner to preserve aximuth and avoid feed.

Abstract: A carriage lock mechanism is provided with a lock member mounted on a movable member of the carriage mechanism, a lock pawl for engaging with the lock member to lock the carriage mechanism, and a spring for biasing the lock pawl in a direction where the lock pawl engages with the lock member, wherein a sliding surface on which the distal end of the lock pawl slides during the lock operation is formed on the lock member, and the sliding surface has a shape corresponding to a locus of the lock member. If the movable member of the carriage mechanism is to be pivoted about a shaft, the sliding surface consists of an arc surface having the shaft as its center.

Abstract: A magnetic head device with head cores connected to end surfaces of sliders, opposing each other on both sides of a magnetic disc, wherein one head core and slider combination is mounted on a gimbal spring, and a pivot member for pressing the magnetic disc, the pivot having plural pressing members aligned in the radial direction of the magnetic disc, the pivot being formed so that the pressing force can be applied generally uniformly to every part of the upper core and lower core.

Abstract: A recording head slider comprises a slider body having a fluid bearing surface on a primary surface thereof and at least one transducer on at least one side of the slider body, the slider body being made of a sintered body produced by sintering a base composition consisting essentially of 10-40 percent by volume of silicon carbide and the balance being alumina. The base composition may comprise 0.2-10 percent by weight of sintering aids MgO, Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, ZrO.sub.2, CaO, Er.sub.2 O.sub.3 and Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3. This slider has high precision machinability and compatibility with recording media.

Abstract: A write-protect shutter in a magnetic disk cartridge in which the two case walls are joined by a boss around which legs of the shutter slide. The fusing joining the boss to the case wall may cause a protrusion at the joint. The legs are formed with indentations to avoid the protrusion.

Abstract: A support apparatus for the magnetic heads of a two-sided floppy disk drive has a first magnetic head which is elastically supported on the front portion of a carriage so as to be able to move in the normal direction of a floppy disk, and a second magnetic head which is supported by the front portion of a rotating arm. The rotation of the arm towards the floppy disk is restrained by an arm support. In a first embodiment, the first magnetic head is supported by a first gimbal spring which is secured to the carriage, and the second magnetic head is secured to a steel plate which is secured to the arm. In a second embodiment, the second magnetic head is supported by a second gimbal spring which is secured to the arm which has a greater stiffness than the first gimbal spring.

Abstract: In a button shaped magnetic head used for a floppy disc apparatus, a planar spring and a plurality of terminals are inititally formed integrally and insert molded to be contained in a button shaped base, the planar spring and the terminals are then separated from each other, an erasing coil and a read/write coil are mounted on one side of the planar spring, ends of coil wires of the erasing coil and the read/write coil are connected with internal end portions of the terminals relative to the base, while outer end portions of the terminals extending radially outwardly of the base are connected with lead wires.

Abstract: A disc cartridge capable of effectively preventing opening of a shutter and damage of a disc therewithin, even when any unexpected shock is suddenly applied to the disc cartridge during non-use of the disc cartridge. The disc cartridge includes a connection mechanism for operatively connecting each of the actuators for releasably locking the shutter, to each of disc receivers, and which is constituted by a guide groove provided in the actuator and formed into a substantially sideways U-shape, and a guide pin provided on the disc receiver and movably positioned in the guide groove.

Abstract: A disk driving device which receives a disk cartridge accomodating an information recording disk and drives the information recording disk rotatively for recording information in and for reproducing information from the information recording disk, which comprises a holder for holding the disk cartridge received in the disk driving device, springs for biasing the holder toward a turntable for rotatively driving the information recording disk, a lever for securing the disk cartridge to the holder, a sliding plate which travels along a frame moving the disk cartridge vertically toward or away from the turntable, a spring for always biasing the sliding plate toward the disk cartridge receiving side of the device, a locking lever for restraining the sliding plate from moving toward the cartridge receiving side when the holder is raised from the turntable and located at a predetermined position near the cartridge receiving side and for releasing the sliding plate to allow the holder to move horizontally and vertica

Abstract: A suspension mount apparatus for a transducer used in a magnetic memory for recording and reproduction, is characterized in that the points, at which a rigid arm and a magnetic head/arm assembly supported by the rigid arm are connected to each other, are provided within a region in which the rigidity of the connecting points vary at constant rates with respect to the distances between the connecting points and the borderlines between the rigid arm and the assembly.

Abstract: A sliding shutter for a magnetic disk cartridge is disclosed which includes an engaging member positioned to contact a torsion spring in the cartridge during the process of fitting the shutter onto the cartridge. The engaging member acts to guide the spring to the proper position for engagement and has an angled face to facilitate the movement of the spring into engagement in a notch in the engaging member. This also reduces the rate of product rejects caused by springs which are mis-positioned during the assembly process.

Abstract: A fixed magnetic disk device having a spindle for rotating a disk and an actuator for moving a magnetic head, which comprises a housing having a trapezoidal or triangular shape with two openings on its sides at right angles, one of the openings being provided with a mounting flange for supporting both ends of the spindle, and the other opening adapted to receive the actuator, and a pair of covers flanged to both the openings.

Abstract: Ion implantation is conducted in a desired area(s) of the surface of a magnetic layer, and annealing of the layer is carried out to control the composition in that desired area(s). The control of the composition may be facilitated by applying a one-directional or rotating magnetic field during ion implantation. In preparing a magnetic head, a portion of a magnetic pole at least on one side thereof in close proximity to a magnetic recording medium is formed into an iron or iron-based magnetic alloy film, at least part of which is subjected to ion implantation and annealing.

Abstract: An automatic tape cassette loading device is composed of a plurality of cassette storage shelf blocks arranged side-by-side and each including plural tiers of cassette storage compartments for containing respective tape cassettes, a cassette transfer device associated with each of the cassette storage shelf blocks and adapted to perform tape cassette inserting and removing operations in respect to each of the cassette storage compartments of the respective cassette storage shelf block and transferring of tape cassettes over the extent of the respective cassette storage shelf block, a video tape recorder housing block mounted adjacent an end of the side-by-side arrangement of the cassette storage shelf blocks and containing at least one video tape recorder adapted to at least reproduce the signals recorded in a tape cassette delivered thereto from one of the cassette storage shelf blocks, and cassette delivery units provided between the adjoining side-by-side cassette storage shelf blocks and between the video

Abstract: A magnetic recording apparatus of a helical scanning system comprises a rotary cylinder (13), recording heads (A and B) and an erase head (10) attached to slightly project from a rotating surface (13a) of the cylinder (13). The rotary erase head (10) has a gap (4) comprising a ferrite core half (1) and a Sendust film (3) formed on a ferrite core half (2) opposed to the ferrite core half (1) and having a larger saturation magnetic flux density. In addition, the recording heads (A and B) and the rotary erase head (10) are attached on the rotary cylinder (13) so that an end (P1) located forward with respect to the tape travelling direction (11) of the Sendust film (3) may trace the backward side with respect to the tape travelling direction (11), apart by a distance which is a half of the gap length of the rotary erase head (10), as compared with a forward end (Q) of a recorded track pattern ( 15a) formed on a tape (14) by the recording head (A) scanning immediately after erasing by the rotary erase head (10).

Abstract: A disc driving device including a drive mechanism for rotating a disc-like magnetic recording medium to record and reproduce information with respect to the recording medium; a stepping motor provided with a screw shaft, the screw shaft extending through a body of the stepping motor from a bearing portion provided in the stepping motor body up to a bearing portion provided at an opposite end side, and the screw shaft being partially formed with a feed screw; a guide rod disposed in parallel with the screw shaft; a carriage which is slidable along the guide rod and which has an engaging piece, the engaging piece being engaged with the feed screw to convert a rotational motion of the stepping motor into a linear motion and effecting a vertical positioning for the carriage; and a housing formed with guide slots capable of receiving therein the guide rod and both bearing portions of the stepping motor, the guide rod and the stepping motor bearing portions being mounted into the guide slots of the housing from the