Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A multichannel magnetic head assembly comprising a head face part of nonglassy refractory ceramic material, having a hardness comparable to that of ferrite materials, said face part having a plurality of spaced parallel slots, a plurality of separate ferrite pole pieces mounted and glass bonded in said slots, said face part being formed of two identical half portions, a layer of nonmagnetic material deposited on one corresponding side of each said identical half portion, said half portions being assembled with said corresponding sides in abutting relation along a gap line provided by said layer of non-magnetic material separating said face part portions and associated pole pieces, a core housing having a surface receiving said face part in mated secured engagement, and a plurality of magnetic core members having coil means mounted in said core housing to register with and engage portions of said pole pieces thereby forming a plurality of magnetic transducers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A multichannel magnetic head assembly comprising a head face part of nonglassy refractory ceramic material, having a hardness comparable to that of ferrite materials, said face part having a plurality of spaced parallel slots, a plurality of separate ferrite pole pieces mounted and glass bonded in said slots, said face part being formed of two identical half portions, a layer of nonmagnetic material deposited on one corresponding side of each said identical half portion, said half portions being assembled with said corresponding sides in abutting relation along a gap line provided by said layer of non-magnetic material separating said face part portions and associated pole pieces, a core housing having a surface receiving said face part in mated secured engagement, and a plurality of magnetic core members having coil means mounted in said core housing to register with and engage portions of said pole pieces thereby forming a plurality of magnetic transducers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The head assembly as defined in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of intercore magnetic shields mounted in said core housing between each adjacent pair of core members, said shield members not extending beyond said core housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
The head assembly as defined in claim 1 further comprising, a plurality of intercore magnetic shields mounted in said core housing between each adjacent pair of core members, and a corresponding plurality of shield parts mounted in said face part portions between each adjacent pair of associated pole pieces, said shield parts being arranged to engage the corresponding shields carried by said core housing when said face part is in mated secured engagement therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The head assembly of claim 1 further defined by said ceramic face part and ferrite pole pieces and the glass bond therebetween all having coefficients of thermal expansion selected to fall within the same range.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The head assembly as defined in claim 1, said face part having at least one tie-bar slot intercepting both half portions and a tie-bar mounted and bonded in said slot to secure said housing portions in assembled relation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The head assembly as defined in claim 1, the engaged surfaces of said face part and core housing being generally planar and such face part surface having a V-shaped groove underlying said gap line, a wedge shaped member of ceramic material matingly disposed and bonded in said groove to reinforce said face part portions at said nonmagnetic gap.