MAGNETIC TAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

• US 20170092315A1
• Filed: 09/29/2016
• Published: 03/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: OZAWA, Eiki, KASADA, Norihito, OYANAGI, Masahito, TADA, Toshio
• Granted Patent: US 10,540,996 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/70 on a base layer
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/708 characterised by addition of non-magnetic particles to the layer

Abstract

The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the magnetic layer contains a fatty acid ester, the full width at half maximum of the spacing distribution as measured by optical interferometry on the magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape before vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm, the full width at half maximum of the spacing distribution after vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm, and the difference between the spacing S_after after vacuum heating the magnetic tape and the spacing S_before before vacuum heating the magnetic tape, S_after−S_before, is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm.

Claims

1. A magnetic tape,

which comprises a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support,

wherein a magnetic layer comprises a fatty acid ester;

a full width at half maximum of a spacing distribution as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape before vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm;

a full width at half maximum of a spacing distribution as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape after vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm; and

a difference between a spacing S_after as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape after vacuum heating the magnetic tape and a spacing S_before as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape before vacuum heating the magnetic tape, S_after−

S_before, is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm.

2. The magnetic tape according to claim 1,

wherein a centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 2.8 nm.

3. The magnetic tape according to claim 1,

wherein a centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 2.5 nm.

4. The magnetic tape according to claim 1,

wherein a centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 2.0 nm.

5. The magnetic tape according to claim 1,

wherein the magnetic layer comprises nonmagnetic filler.

6. The magnetic tape according to claim 5,

wherein the nonmagnetic filler is colloidal particles.

7. The magnetic tape according to claim 6,

wherein the colloidal particles are silica colloidal particles.

8. The magnetic tape according to claim 5,

wherein the nonmagnetic filler is carbon black.

9. The magnetic tape according to claim 1,

which comprises a nonmagnetic layer comprising nonmagnetic powder and binder between the nonmagnetic support and the magnetic layer.

10. The magnetic tape according to claim 1,

wherein the magnetic layer further comprises a fatty acid.

11. A method of manufacturing a magnetic tape,

wherein the magnetic tape comprises a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support,

wherein a magnetic layer comprises a fatty acid ester;

a full width at half maximum of a spacing distribution as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape before vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm;

a full width at half maximum of a spacing distribution as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape after vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm; and

a difference between a spacing S_after as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape after vacuum heating the magnetic tape and a spacing S_before as measured by optical interferometry on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape before vacuum heating the magnetic tape, S_after−

S_before, is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm; and

the method comprises;

coating and drying a magnetic layer-forming composition comprising ferromagnetic powder, binder, and a fatty acid ester on a nonmagnetic support to form a magnetic layer; and

applying vibration to the magnetic layer that has been formed.

12. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 11,

wherein a centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 2.8 nm.

13. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 11,

wherein a centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 2.5 nm.

14. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 11,

wherein a centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 2.0 nm.

15. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 11,

wherein the magnetic layer comprises nonmagnetic filler.

16. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 15,

wherein the nonmagnetic filler is colloidal particles.

17. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 16,

wherein the colloidal particles are silica colloidal particles.

18. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 15,

wherein the nonmagnetic filler is carbon black.

19. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 11,

wherein the magnetic tape comprises a nonmagnetic layer comprising nonmagnetic powder and binder between the nonmagnetic support and the magnetic layer.

20. The method of manufacturing a magnetic tape according to claim 11,

wherein the magnetic layer further comprises a fatty acid.