Tranducer with improved inductive coupling
First Claim
1. A thin film magnetic transducer comprisinga yoke having a plurality of arms each of which has at least one easy axis of magnetization, anda plurality of coils, each one of said coils having at least one turn, said yoke and said coils being intertwined to provide multiple flux interactions between said yoke and said at least one turn of at least one of said coils,each one of said arms having a plurality of elongated segments each of which is disposed generally along a longitudinal axis of the transducer, said segments being oriented obliquely to each other, each one of said segments having an easy axis of magnetization oriented transverse to the direction of flux conduction through said segment and at an oblique angle with respect to said longitudinal axis,said segments of said arms being joined together to direct said flux through said plurality of coils.
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Abstract
A thin film magnetic transducer includes a yoke having a plurality of arms and a plurality of coils, at least one of which is intertwined with the yoke to provide multiple flux interactions therebetween. Each arm includes a plurality of elongated segments that are oriented obliquely to each other and have easy axes of magnetization respectively transverse to the directions of flux conduction through the segments, and the segments (and arms) are joined together to cause flux to pass between them without flowing parallel to the easy axes.
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1. A thin film magnetic transducer comprising
a yoke having a plurality of arms each of which has at least one easy axis of magnetization, and a plurality of coils, each one of said coils having at least one turn, said yoke and said coils being intertwined to provide multiple flux interactions between said yoke and said at least one turn of at least one of said coils, each one of said arms having a plurality of elongated segments each of which is disposed generally along a longitudinal axis of the transducer, said segments being oriented obliquely to each other, each one of said segments having an easy axis of magnetization oriented transverse to the direction of flux conduction through said segment and at an oblique angle with respect to said longitudinal axis, said segments of said arms being joined together to direct said flux through said plurality of coils.
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11. A process of fabricating a thin film magnetic transducer, comprising
forming a yoke that has a plurality of arms each of which has at least one easy axis of magnetization and providing each one of said arms with a plurality of elongated segments, disposing each of said segments generally along a longitudinal axis of the transducer, orienting said segments obliquely to each other, and orienting the easy axis of magnetization of each one of said segments transverse to the of flux conduction through said segment and at an oblique angle with respect to said longitudinal axis, forming a plurality of coils each of which has at least one turn, interconnecting said segments to intertwine said yoke with said coils and provide multiple flux interactions between said yoke and said at least one turn of at least one of said coils, said interconnecting including joining said segments of said arms to allow said segments to direct said flux through said plurality.
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21. A thin film magnetic transducer comprising
a yoke having a plurality of arms extending generally along a longitudinal axis of said transducer, each of said arms having at least one easy axis of magnetization, and a plurality of coils spaced longitudinally along said axis, each of said coils having at least one turn and being intertwined with said yoke to provide multiple flux interactions between said yoke and said at least one turn of at least one of said coils, each one of said arms having a plurality of elongated segments that are oriented obliquely to each other, each one of said segments having an easy axis of magnetization oriented transverse to the direction of flux conduction through said segment and at an oblique angle with respect to said longitudinal axis, said segments of said arms being joined together to direct said flux through said plurality of coils.
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