Harry J Carlson

US Patent:

43675050, Jan 4, 1983

Filed:

Sep 29, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/191961

Inventors:

Roger R. Stromsta - Palo Alto CA
John H. Miller - San Jose CA
Harry J. Carlson - Morgan Hill CA

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G11B 527
G11B 2100

US Classification:

360121

Abstract:

A magnetic head assembly is disclosed comprising a housing having a front surface including a slot formed therein and extending through the housing; a read/write transducer positioned within the slot and including a read/write gap of predetermined dimensions substantially in the plane of the front surface, the lengthwise extent of the read/write gap being skewed with respect to a first axis running perpendicular to a second, principal axis of the housing; and a pair of erase transducers positioned within the slot on either side of the read/write transducer, each erase transducer including an erase gap of predetermined dimensions substantially in the plane of the front surface, each erase gap being positioned on the opposite side of the first axis from the read/write gap.