Abstract: The potentiometer of the present invention includes at least a pair of giant magnetoresistive effect elements, in which the giant magnetoresistive effect elements to be paired are formed on a substrate in a state that the elements are connected mutually electrically with the orientations of magnetization axes of the pinned magnetic layers facing 180° opposite each other, and a magnetic coding member is rotatably provided to face the giant magnetoresistive effect elements on the substrate, the magnetic coding member is disposed in such a manner that the center of rotation of the magnetic coding member passes through an intermediate position of the giant magnetoresistive effect elements to be paired, and the magnetic coding member has at least two magnetic poles formed along the direction of rotation of itself.

Abstract: A soft magnetic film includes Fe as a major constituent; at least one element M selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hr, V, Nb, Ta, W, Mo, and rare earth elements (excluding Sm); at least one element L selected from the group consisting of Ti, Sn, Sm, and Si: and at least one element R selected from the group consisting of O, C, and N. The film has a structure including a mixture of an amorphous phase containing a large amount of the oxide of the element M and a fine crystalline phase containing a large amount of Fe, and the fine crystalline phase further contains the element L. Thin film magnetic heads, planar magnetic elements, and filters using the soft magnetic film are also disclosed.

Abstract: A hard magnetic alloy in accordance with the present invention is composed of at least element T selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni, at least one rare earth element R, and boron (B). The hard magnetic alloy has an absolute value of the temperature coefficient of magnetization of 0.15%/° C. or less and a coercive force of 1 kOe, when being used in a shape causing a permeance factor of 2 or more. A hard magnetic alloy compact in accordance with the present invention has a texture, in which at least a part or all of the texture comprises an amorphous phase or fine crystalline phase having an average crystal grain size of 100 nm or less, is subjected to crystallization or grain growth under stress, such that a mixed phase composed of a soft magnetic or semi-hard magnetic phase and a hard magnetic phase is formed in the texture, and anisotropy is imparted to the crystal axis of the hard magnetic phase.

Abstract: A thin film magnetic head includes an upper core layer and a lower core layer which are made of an Fe--M--O alloy, an Fe--M--T--O alloy or an NI--Fe--X alloy so that the upper core layer has a high saturation magnetic flux density, low coercive force and high resistivity, and the lower core layer has a lower saturation magnetic flux density than the upper core layer, low coercive force, high resistivity, and a low magnetostriction constant. Also the lower core layer is formed so that the thickness gradually decreases toward both side ends, and a gap layer can be formed on the lower core layer to have a uniform thickness. Since the lower core layer is formed by sputtering, a material having excellent soft magnetic material can be used, thereby enabling recording at high frequency.

Abstract: A thin magnetic element which comprises a coil pattern formed on at least one side of a substrate and a thin magnetic film formed on the coil pattern, wherein:said thin magnetic film is for++med to a thickness of 0.5 .mu.m or greater but 8 .mu.m or smaller;and at least one of the following conditions, that is, assuming that the thickness and width of a coil conductor constituting the coil pattern are t and a, respectively, an aspect ratio t/a of the coil conductor satisfies the following relationship: 0.035.ltoreq.t/a.ltoreq.0.35;and assuming that the width of the conductor constituting the coil pattern is a and the distance between the mutually adjacent coil conductors in the coil pattern is b, the following relationship: 0.2.ltoreq.a/(a+b) is satisfied.

Abstract: A method for making a Fe-based soft magnetic alloy where an alloy melt is injected onto a moving cooling unit to form an amorphous alloy ribbon. The alloy melt contains Fe as a main component, B and at least one metallic element M selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo and W, the composition of the alloy melt being selected such that the resulting amorphous alloy ribbon is characterized by a first crystallization temperature at which fine grain bcc Fe crystallites precipitate, and a second crystallization temperature at which a compound phase containing Fe--B and/or Fe--M precipitates. The amorphous alloy ribbon is then annealed at a temperature which is higher that the first crystallization temperature and less than the second crystallization temperature for an annealing time in the range of 0 minutes to 20 minutes.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inductor having a small core loss at a high frequency. The inductor includes a transformer that has a core formed of a base core and a cover core, and a conductive plate sandwiched between the base core and the cover core, as well as a conductive plate sandwiched between the base core and the cover core. The base core is composed of a Mn--Zn ferrite with a mean grain size of 5 .mu.m or less. The transformer has a small core loss at a high frequency band without a decrease in power transmission efficiency.

Abstract: A metal ribbon manufacturing apparatus which comprises a cooling roll having a cooling surface for cooling a melt, a melt nozzle confronting the cooling surface with a prescribed gap maintained between it and the cooling roll, gas flow supply means for supplying an inert gas to the periphery of the melt nozzle, roll outside periphery atmosphere shutoff means for covering at least a portion of the outside periphery of the cooling roll and preventing the atmosphere from being rolled in by the rotation of the cooling roll, and an atmosphere staying portion disposed on the front side in the rotating direction of the cooling roll of the roll outside periphery atmosphere shutoff means.

Abstract: In a magnetic film forming method, a plurality of chips formed of Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 and a plurality of chips formed of HfO.sub.2 are disposed on a target formed of Fe. The composition ratio of a Fe--Hf--O film can be set within a proper range by adjusting the numbers of the up said two kind of chips.

Abstract: In a stepping motor having a stator provided with an electromagnet and a rotor composed of a hard magnetic alloy, the hard magnetic alloy comprises at least one element T of Fe and Co, at least one element R of rare earth elements and B, has a remanence ratio of at least 0.7, remanent magnetization (Ir) of at least 120 emu/g and coercive force (iHc) of at least 1 kOe and includes a fine crystalline phase having an average crystal grain size of 100 nm or less as a main phase. The hard magnetic alloy is solidified and compacted by making use of a softening phenomenon which arises when the amorphous phase contained in the structure of the hard magnetic alloy is crystallized. A method of manufacturing the hard magnetic alloy used to the stepping motor is also disclosed.

Abstract: A high-frequency composite material, having soft magnetic and dielectric characteristics, comprising a soft magnetic alloy powder represented by the general composition A.sub.a M.sub.b D.sub.c and a synthetic resin, wherein A represents at least one element or mixture thereof selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni; M represents at least one element or mixture thereof selected from the group consisting of Hf, Zr, W, Ti, V, Nb, Mo, Cr, Mg, Mn, Al, Si, Ca, Sr, Ba, Cu, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Zn, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Te, Pb, Bi and rare earth elements; D represents at least one element or mixture thereof selected from the group consisting of O, C, N and B; and the suffixes a, b, and c in the general formula A.sub.a M.sub.b D.sub.c satisfy the following equations represented by atomic percent: 40.ltoreq.a<80, 0.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.30, and 0<c.ltoreq.50.

Abstract: A spherical projection portion for pivotally supporting a magnetic head is protrusively formed in a tongue piece formed in a flexure, and a non-contact portion with the slider are formed on both sides of the projection portion. The backward portion with the projection portion and the non-contact portion as a boundary is formed into a bonding portion. A bonding agent between the bonding portion and the slider is prevented from flowing toward a magnetic conversion element by the projection portion and the non-contact portion. Since the bonding agent is not present in the vicinity of the magnetic conversion element, the magnetic conversion element is not deformed due to the expansion and contraction of the hardened bonding agent. Also, since the bonding area is formed into an appropriate dimension, the protuberance dimension of a crown of the slider is not varied.

Abstract: A spherical projection portion for pivotally supporting a magnetic head is protrusively formed in a tongue piece formed in a flexure, and a non-contact portion with the slider are formed on both sides of the projection portion. The backward portion with the projection portion and the non-contact portion as a boundary is formed into a bonding portion. A bonding agent between the bonding portion and the slider is prevented from flowing toward a magnetic conversion element by the projection portion and the non-contact portion. Since the bonding agent is not present in the vicinity of the magnetic conversion element, the magnetic conversion element is not deformed due to the expansion and contraction of the hardened bonding agent. Also, since the bonding area is formed into an appropriate dimension, the protuberance dimension of a crown of the slider is not varied.

Abstract: A complex magnetic head includes a center core made from a non-magnetic material, interposing a magnetic film between the center core and a recording and reproducing core at one side of the center core and another magnetic film between the center core and an erasing core at the other side of the center core, so as to alleviate a cross-feed phenomenum between the recording and reproducing core and the erasing core through the center core.

Abstract: A magnetic head for vertical magnetic recording having a leg portion formed on a core on the recording and reproducing side, which leg portion is put in connection with the recording and reproducing magnetic thin film and a leg portion formed on a core on the erasing side, which leg portion is put in connection with the erasing magnetic thin film. A recording and reproducing coil is provided on the leg, or pillar, portion formed on the core on the recording and reproducing side and an erasing winding, or coil, is provided in a groove, or on a pillar portion, formed on the core on the erasing side.

Abstract: A magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording includes a pair of substrates consituted by a non-magnetic material and having their opposing surfaces respectively formed with heat-resistant polymer films. A thin magnetic film is retained between these substrates. Further, a non-magnetic intermediate film is interposed between the thin magnetic film and each of the polymer films. The intermediate film has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is close to that of the thin magnetic film. Accordingly, no internal stress is generated in the thin magnetic film which would otherwise be caused by thermal expansion and shrinkage in manufacture. Thus, it is possible for the magnetic head to possess sufficiently high wear resistance and excellent magnetic properties.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium for perpendicular magnetization includes a base of a nonmagnetic material, and a magnetic layer having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy on at least a face side of the base, the magnetic layer being composed of cobalt as a main component with carbon added thereto.

Abstract: A cobalt-base ternary alloy containing small amounts of hafnium and tantalum formed by sputtering, vapor deposition, etc., is used as the principal magnetic pole of a magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording, the core thin layers of a thin layer magnetic recording head, or the magnetic shield thin layers of a thin layer magnetic reproducing head. The ternary amorphous alloy has a high permeability and a high saturation magnetic flux density and hence the thickness of the foregoing layers composed of the alloy can be reduced as thin as possible.

Abstract: A recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed, characterized in that a sliding contact part coming into sliding contact with a magnetic recording medium is provided at the upstream side, as determined by the running direction of the magnetic recording medium, of a magnetic head core, and at least a portion of the sliding contact part coming into sliding contact with the magnetic recording medium is made of a composite material comprising a carbonaceous material and a mechanical strength-increasing material. This is applicable to a magnetic head, an erasing head, a pad for a magnetic head, and a running guide member.

Abstract: A vertical recording magnetic head of a main pole magnetizing type is made of a magnetic core having a central leg and two side legs, while an electromagnetic coil is supported around the central leg for exciting the same. A non-magnetic member is secured to the magnetic core so as to cover the central leg and the two side legs, and a magnetic thin layer, which is operable as the main pole, is provided in the non-magnetic member at a position overlying the central leg of the magnetic core such that the thin layer extends vertically to a recording medium moved in contact with the non-magnetic member.