摘要:
The system includes a current- tapering circuit (100,105,112) which gradually reduces the WRITE (IW) current in a magnetic recording head (140) to zero over a time interval on the same order of magnitude as the characteristic relaxation time of the domain patterns in the magnetic recording head, rather than abruptly. Specific embodiments of the current-tapering circuit create a down-sloping ramp, a decaying exponential curve, and a high-frequency burst. The resultant magnetic recording system has reduced Barkhausen noise and reproducible READ performance as well as improved READ sensitivity following a WRITE operation.
摘要:
A simple and inexpensive demagnetizer for the magnetic heads (20) of a tape cassette recording and/or reproducing device includes an intermediate gear (36) which is rotated by either one or two hub gears (32, 34) engaging respective drive spindles of the recording and/or reproducing device. A push-pull rod (46) has one end pivotally connected to an outer radial position of the intermediate gear (36) and another end pivotally connected to a source (44) of alternating magnetic field of constant intensity. Rotation of the intermediate gear (36) causes the magnetic field generator to be cyclically and linearly reciprocated with respect to the head (20) so as to produce a decreasing magnetic field at the head.
摘要:
A write head degaussing circuit (40) and methodology configured to end the degaussing signal (66) a selectable percentage short of the tapered degaussing waveform, starting the degaussing of the write head current Iw at a percentage less than Iw, removing any overshoot of the degaussing signal, and any combination of the above.
摘要:
The magnetic states of MR reproducing heads (24) are reinitialized during media drive manufacturing by applying initializing magnetic fields to the transducers after they have been manufactured and incorporated into media drive assemblies (HSA).
摘要:
Noise in the readback signal of a magnetic recording device resulting from spurious pulses in the readback signal produced by transitions of the magnetic remanent state of the yoke in the read/write transducer is eliminated by controlling the occurrence of the spurious pulses. Immediately following the completion of the write process, a decreasing amplitude alternating current (58) is applied to the read/write coil (49) of the transducer to drive the yoke remanent state to a stable or zero remanent state prior to the commencement of the read process.
摘要:
A transport mechanism for transporting cards (114) along a transport path (108) and method of operation thereof. A card transport mechanism (180) includes a pair of spaced apart channels (186, 188), each channel engaging a different one of a pair of opposed edges of the cards; a carriage (196) for holding the cards at a fixed position relative to the carriage during motion along the transport path, the carriage having first (198) and second (120) card contacting elements spaced apart at different positions along the transport path and projecting into the transport path for contacting and holding a card in the fixed position during motion along the transport.
摘要:
One or more pairs of magnet assemblages (14 and 16) are provided with magnetized segments (21-30) arranged in a Halbach-like array. The magnet assemblages (14 and 16) define a gap (18) through which magnetic data storage media (12) pass in a direction (20) across the segments (21-30). The magnetized sides (36) of the magnet assemblages (14 and 16) face each other thereby creating strong magnetic fields which degauss the magnetic data storage media (12) passing through the gap (18).
摘要:
A simple and inexpensive demagnetizer for the magnetic heads (20) of a tape cassette recording and/or reproducing device includes an intermediate gear (36) which is rotated by either one or two hub gears (32, 34) engaging respective drive spindles of the recording and/or reproducing device. A push-pull rod (46) has one end pivotally connected to an outer radial position of the intermediate gear (36) and another end pivotally connected to a source (44) of alternating magnetic field of constant intensity. Rotation of the intermediate gear (36) causes the magnetic field generator to be cyclically and linearly reciprocated with respect to the head (20) so as to produce a decreasing magnetic field at the head.