Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium having a thin film with a suitable thermal conductivity, laminated on magneto-optical film, having excellent durability to repeated recording, reproducing and erasing comprising one layer or a multi-layer of thin film containing at least a magneto-optical recording film carried on a transparent substrate, a ferromagnetic reflection film having a reflectance to a reproduction beam of 70% or higher and a thermal conductivity at a normal temperature from 0.05 to 2.0 W/cm.deg laminated on the backside of the magneto-optical recording film viewed from the transparent substrate side and, optionally, a heat control layer having a thermal conductivity at a normal temperature of 0.1 to 2.0 W/cm.deg may be laminated on the backside of the magneto-optical film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magneto-optical recording medium which comprises a transparent substrate and, provided on the substrate, a magneto-optical recording film comprising a perpendicular magnetic film based on rare earth metal-transition metal and an auxiliary magnetic film having spontaneous magnetization which exerts, between itself and the magneto-optical recording film, an exchange coupling force and wherein the auxiliary magnetic film is a magnetic film which readily rotates its magnetization direction toward the external magnetic field in the neighborhood of the Curie temperature of the magneto-optical recording film and has a squareness ratio of not more than 1 in the neighborhood of the Curie temperature. Also disclosed is a process for producing the magneto-optical recording medium.

Abstract: There is disclosed a magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate, a soft magnetic layer formed on the substrate, with or without a non-magnetic sublayer interposed therebetween, and a perpendicular magneto-anisotropic recording layer laminated on the soft magnetic layer, with or without a non-magnetic intermediate layer therebetween, the soft magnetic layer being composed of material saturation magnetization thereof being higher than at least that of the recording layer, and whose thickness is in the range of from 50 to 1,000 .ANG..

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising alumite made by anodic oxidation of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and comprising fine pores in which a ferromagnetic material is filled, wherein an in-plane remanence is at least 2.5 times greater than a perpendicular remanence and a magnetic recording medium of the above alumite, wherein the magnetic material is at least one material selected from the group consisting of Fe or Co, alloy mainly composed of Fe or Co, an Co or Fe containing a P element, and an alloy mainly composed of Co or Fe and containing the P element.

Abstract: In a water pumping apparatus for an internal combustion engine, a water pump sprocket has a timing chain wound thereon so that the water pump may be driven by the timing chain. The water pump is provided at one end face of the cylinder block within a timing chain cover enclosing the timing chain.

Abstract: A V-shaped internal combustion engine in which the driving chain for an oil pump is arranged by using a free space which is formed between a crank journal portion and a sprocket for a timing chain, so that there is no need to extend the crank shaft and to place the oil pump at a position in front of the internal combustion engine. The entire length of the internal combustion engine is reduced and its size is minimized. The oil pump is attached to a skirt portion which is provided at the lower portion of the cylinder block and to a bearing beam which supports the engine crank shaft.

Abstract: First and second cam shafts arranged in first and second cylinder heads of a V-shaped internal combustion engine are respectively arranged so as to be offset toward the inner side of the internal combustion engine in the width directions of the first and second cylinder heads. First and second exhaust valves and first and second spark plugs are arranged so as to be almost parallel to first and second cylinder center lines of first and second cylinder banks, respectively.

Abstract: A valve gear lubricating device is provided for lubricating a valve gear of an engine including a cam shaft which is rotatable by the engine, and a rocker arm oscillated by a cam disposed on the cam shaft. A slide contact portion is formed on one end of the rocker arm and is slideably contactable with the cam. A hydraulic valve adjuster is mounted on the other end of the rocker arm and is adapted to adjust a valve clearance of the engine. The rocker arm is provided with a mixture passage through which flows a mixture of air and lubricating oil discharged from the hydraulic valve adjuster. A terminal end of the mixture passage opens close to a moving part of the valve gear.

Abstract: Provided according to the present invention are a perpendicular magnetic recording medium filled with a magnetic metal containing Fe as a main component in the fine pores of an alumite formed by anodic oxidation of a surface of an Al or Al alloy substrate, the particles of Fe in the filled magnetic metal being crystallographically discontinuous, and a process for the production thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a soft magnetic film comprising a thin film of magnetic material of cubic symmetry, characterized in that crystal face (111) of the thin film is oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the thin film.

Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic layer which is formed on at least one surface of the substrate and comprises acicular particles of ferromagnetic metal oriented perpendicularly to a plane of the layer and an organic polymer filled in spaces between the acicular particles so as to surround the acicular particules, wherein a volume content of the organic polymer is about 5 to 55% by volume of the whole volume of the magnetic layer, which medium has not only good recording and reproducing characteristics but also improved durability.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic layer composed of a ferromagnetic material having a face-centered cubic structure and at least one of a carbon, silicon, a hydrocarbon compound and an organosilicone compound, provided on the non-magnetic substrate, has a high coercive force, a good head running property and a high durability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel soft magnetic material superior in corrosion resistance which contains (a) a ferromagnetic metal and (b) a carbide of a ferromagnetic metal and/or a silicide of a ferromagnetic metal with at least one of (c) an amorphous carbon and/or an amorphous silicon and (d) a hydrocarbon polymer and/or a silicone polymer and which contains carbon atoms in an amount of 15 atomic % or less, preferably 9-15 atomic %, preferably prepared by the simultaneous vapor deposition of a ferromagnetic metal and a polymer.

Abstract: A composite magnetic head having a recording/playback head and an erasing head combined in one unit through a nonmagnetic material is constructed such that at least one of two core halves constituting the erasing head adjacent to the recording and reproducing head is made of single crystal ferrite, a plane (100) of the single crystal ferrite is substantially parallel to a principal magnetic path-forming plane, and an angle .theta. between an orientation <100> existing in the plane (100) and an operating gap (magnetic gap)-forming plane is in the range of 10.degree.-40.degree. or 80.degree.-120.degree.. The composite magnetic head thus constructed can be made to have a reduced distance between magnetic gaps of both heads so as to be suited for being attached to the compact high-density recording and reproducing apparatus while eliminating crosstalk.

Abstract: An optical data recording medium having a recording layer with or without an underlayer layered on a transparent substrate, wherein said recording layer is composed of a difficult-to-dissolve-in-water organic dye type material on which a thin layer composed of a surface active polymer as a hydrophilic material, which is denaturated by cross-linking.

Abstract: An optical data recording medium provided with a recording layer, the recording medium having excellent durability to light and heat, superior writing sensitivity and a high C/N value, wherein at least one a group of anion selected from a group of hexafluorophosphate ion (PF.sub.6 .sup.-), trifluoromethane sulfonate ion (CF.sub.3 SO.sub.3 .sup.-) or thiocyanate ion (SCN.sup.-) is present as the anion in an indol cyanine dye having a methyne chain present in the recording layer of the optical data recording medium.

Abstract: There is disclosed a magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic membrane composed of Co and oxygen formed thereon, which is characterized in that the saturated magnetic flux density of said magnetic layer is in the range of 8,400 G to 12,600 G, the oxygen content of said layer is in the range of 11 to 29 at %, and the residual magnetization in the in-plane direction of the membrane surface, Mr , and the residual magnetization in the perpendicular direction to the membrane surface Mr.perp., have a relation satisfying Mr /Mr.perp.>1 and the C-axis of Co of the magnetic membrane is oriented in a perpendicular direction to the membrane surface.

Abstract: An amorphous magnetic alloy of Co-Nb-Zr system contains Co, Nb and Zr and has a composition which falls, in terms of atomic percent, within the region defined by straight lines connecting, in a ternary composition diagram assuming the total of contents of these three elements to be 100, a point (81% Co, 14% Nb, 5 Zr), a point (88% Co, 9% Nb, 3% Zr), a point (86.5% Co, 12.5% Nb, 1% Zr) and a point (81% Co, 18% Nb, 1% Zr). Disclosed also is a magnetic head having a core at least a part of which is constituted by this amorphous magnetic alloy. This magnetic head, when used in combination with a metal powder tape having a high coercive force, provides a remarkably increased recording-reproducing output.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic disk memory having a magnetic disk and a magnetic head device adapted to record and/or reproduce information using the magnetic disk as a medium. The magnetic head device is composed of a plurality of magnetic heads rigidly mounted on one slider, these plurality of magnetic heads being arranged in the radial direction of the magnetic disk.

Abstract: A magnetic head for write and read of information, the core of which is at least in part composed of magnetic metal thin layers and non-magnetic intermediate metal oxide layers alternately laminated is provided. The metal is a cobalt base amorphous alloy or permalloy and the metal oxide is selected from SiO, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, MgO and BaTiO.sub.3, which has a Vickers hardness of not less than 200 to less than 1,200. The use of the magnetic head does not injure a magnetic recording medium and contributes to improvement of the durability of the magnetic recording medium.