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US 12,573,420 · App. 18/671,858 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Magnetic head and magnetic recording device

Inventors: Akira Kikitsu (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Yoshihiro Higashi (Komatsu Ishikawa, JP); Satoshi Shirotori (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Tazumi Nagasawa (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
G11B5/10
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Patent No.
US 12,573,420
App. No.
18/671,858
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a reproducing section. The reproducing section includes a first shield, a second shield, a third shield, a fourth shield, a first magnetic member, a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a third shield conductive member. A direction from the first shield to the second shield is along a first direction. A second direction from the third shield to the fourth shield crosses the first direction. The first magnetic member is provided between the first shield and the second shield and between the third shield and the fourth shield. The first to fourth terminals are electrically connected to the first to fourth shields, respectively. The third shield conductive member is connected to the third shield and includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

Claims (110)

1 . A magnetic head, comprising:

a reproducing section,

the reproducing section including:

a first shield;

a second shield, a direction from the first shield to the second shield being along a first direction;

a third shield;

a fourth shield, a second direction from the third shield to the fourth shield crossing the first direction;

a first magnetic member provided between the first shield and the second shield and between the third shield and the fourth shield;

a first terminal electrically connected to the first shield;

a second terminal electrically connected to the second shield;

a third terminal electrically connected to the third shield;

a fourth terminal electrically connected to the fourth shield; and

a third shield conductive member connected to the third shield and including at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag, wherein at least a part of the first terminal, at least a part of the second terminal, at least a part of the third terminal, and at least a part of the fourth terminal are positioned outside of between the first shield and the second shield.

2 . The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein

a volume of the third shield conductive member is larger than a volume of the third shield.

3 . The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein

the reproducing section further includes a fourth shield conductive member, and

the fourth shield conductive member is connected to the fourth shield and includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

4 . The magnetic head according to claim 3 , wherein

a volume of the fourth shield conductive member is larger than a volume of the fourth shield.

5 . A magnetic head, comprising:

a reproducing section,

the reproducing section including:

a first shield;

a second shield, a direction from the first shield to the second shield being along a first direction;

a third shield;

a fourth shield, a second direction from the third shield to the fourth shield crossing the first direction;

a first magnetic member provided between the first shield and the second shield and between the third shield and the fourth shield;

a first terminal electrically connected to the first shield;

a second terminal electrically connected to the second shield;

a third terminal electrically connected to the third shield;

a fourth terminal electrically connected to the fourth shield; and

a third shield conductive member connected to the third shield and including at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag wherein

the reproducing section further includes a fourth shield conductive member,

the fourth shield conductive member is connected to the fourth shield and includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag, and

at least a part of the fourth shield is provided between the first magnetic member and the fourth shield conductive member in the second direction.

6 . The magnetic head according to claim 3 , wherein

the fourth shield includes a fourth opposing face and a fourth opposing other face,

the fourth opposing face faces the first magnetic member,

the fourth opposing other face faces the fourth shield conductive member,

a length of the fourth opposing other face along a third direction is longer than a length of the fourth opposing face along the third direction, and

the third direction crosses a plane including the first direction and the second direction.

7 . The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein

the third shield includes a third opposing face and a third opposing other face,

the third opposing face faces the first magnetic member,

the third opposing other face faces the third shield conductive member,

a length of the third opposing other face along the third direction is longer than a length of the third opposing face along the third direction, and

the third direction crosses a plane including the first direction and the second direction.

8 . The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein

at least a part of the third shield is provided between the third shield conductive member and the first magnetic member in the second direction.

9 . The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein

a third direction from the third shield to the third shield conductive member crosses a plane including the first direction and the second direction.

10 . The magnetic head according to claim 3 , wherein

a third direction from the fourth shield to the fourth shield conductive member crosses a plane including the first direction and the second direction.

11 . The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein

the third shield and the fourth shield are provided between the first shield and the second shield.

12 . A magnetic head, comprising:

a reproducing section,

the reproducing section including:

a first shield;

a second shield, a direction from the first shield to the second shield being along a first direction;

a third shield;

a fourth shield, a second direction from the third shield to the fourth shield crossing the first direction;

a first magnetic member provided between the first shield and the second shield and between the third shield and the fourth shield;

a first terminal electrically connected to the first shield;

a second terminal electrically connected to the second shield;

a third terminal electrically connected to the third shield;

a fourth terminal electrically connected to the fourth shield; and

a first shield conductive member connected to the first shield, a third direction from at least a part of the first shield to the first shield conductive member crossing a plane including the first direction and the second direction, the first shield conductive member including at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag, wherein at least a part of the first terminal, at least a part of the second terminal, at least a part of the third terminal, and at least a part of the first terminal are positioned outside of between the first shield and the second shield.

13 . The magnetic head according to claim 12 , wherein

the reproducing section further includes a second shield conductive member,

the second shield conductive member is connected to the second shield,

a direction from at least a part of the second shield to the second shield conductive member is along the third direction, and

the second shield conductive member includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

14 . A magnetic head, comprising:

a reproducing section,

the reproducing section including:

a first shield;

a second shield, a direction from the first shield to the second shield being along a first direction;

a third shield;

a fourth shield, a second direction from the third shield to the fourth shield crossing the first direction;

a first magnetic member provided between the first shield and the second shield and between the third shield and the fourth shield;

a first terminal electrically connected to the first shield;

a second terminal electrically connected to the second shield;

a third terminal electrically connected to the third shield;

a fourth terminal electrically connected to the fourth shield;

a first conductive member including at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag; and

a first insulating layer, at least a part of the first insulating layer being provided between the first conductive member and the first magnetic member, wherein a third direction from the first magnetic member to the first conductive member crosses a plane including the first direction and the second direction.

15 . The magnetic head according to claim 14 , wherein

at least a part of the first conductive member is provided between the third shield and the fourth shield in the second direction, and

a part of the first insulating layer is provided between the first conductive member and the third shield and between the first conductive member and the fourth shield.

16 . The magnetic head according to claim 14 , wherein

the reproducing section further includes a third shield conductive member and a fourth shield conductive member,

the third shield conductive member is connected to the third shield,

the fourth shield conductive member is connected to the fourth shield, and

the third shield conductive member and the fourth shield conductive member include at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

17 . The magnetic head according to claim 16 , wherein

at least a part of the third shield is provided between the third shield conductive member and the first magnetic member in the second direction, and

at least a part of the fourth shield is provided between the first magnetic member and the fourth shield conductive member in the second direction.

18 . The magnetic head according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a recording section including a first magnetic pole,

the third shield overlapping a part of the first magnetic pole in the first direction, and

at least a part of the third shield conductive member not overlapping the first magnetic pole in the first direction.

19 . A magnetic recording device, comprising:

the magnetic head according to claim 1 ,

a magnetic recording medium facing the magnetic head;

a first circuit; and

a second circuit,

the first circuit being configured to supply current between the third terminal and the fourth terminal, and

the second circuit being configured to detect a voltage between the first terminal and the second terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2024
From: KIKITSU, AKIRA; HIGASHI, YOSHIHIRO; SHIROTORI, SATOSHI; NAGASAWA, TAZUMI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 067514/0033 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-202021 · Nov 29, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250174247A1 · May 29, 2025
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