Patent References 3846819 Multi-channel dual-gap magnetic head Magnetic head Magnetic head Combination magnetic head Magnetic head having a thermoplastic or a thermosetting plastic housing Multi-head transducer assembly for helical scan video tape recorders Patent #: 4652955 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/906118 filed on 09/10/1986US Classes:360/121, Plural gaps360/122Head surface structureExaminersPrimary: Hecker, Stuart N.Assistant: Bowler, Alyssa H. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG11B 5/53 (20060101)G11B 5/265 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1985-09-10 JPAbstractAn electromagnetic transducer assembly for use in a helical-scan type video tape recorder includes a pair of magnetic heads secured to a nonmagnetic base and successively arranged in spaced relationship with each other in the direction of transport of a magnetic medium, each of the heads comprising a generally U-shaped core having a pair of limb portions and a web portion therebetween, a generally I-shaped core connected to the limb portions to form a closed magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap therein, and a coil wound on the closed magnetic circuit, the I-shaped cores of the heads respectively having confronting edges extending unparallel to the magnetic gaps. | |