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Granted Patent B2
US 12,562,191 · App. 18/898,022 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Magnetic tape, magnetic tape cartridge, and magnetic tape apparatus

Inventors: Takuto Kurokawa (Minamiashigara, JP); Norihito Kasada (Minamiashigara, JP); Yujin Shibata (Minamiashigara, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
G11B5/70678G11B5/5928G11B5/714G11B5/7356G11B5/78
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Patent No.
US 12,562,191
App. No.
18/898,022
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The magnetic tape includes a non-magnetic support, and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder, in which an absolute value ΔN of a difference between a refractive index Nxy measured in an in-plane direction of the magnetic layer and a refractive index Nz measured in a thickness direction of the magnetic layer is 0.25 or more and 0.40 or less, and standard deviation a of the ΔN in a width direction of the magnetic layer is 0.05 or less.

Claims (43)

1 . A magnetic tape comprising:

a non-magnetic support; and

a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder,

wherein an absolute value ΔN of a difference between a refractive index Nxy measured in an in-plane direction of the magnetic layer and a refractive index Nz measured in a thickness direction of the magnetic layer is 0.25 or more and 0.40 or less, and

standard deviation a of the ΔN in a width direction of the magnetic layer is 0.05 or less.

2 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 ,

wherein the standard deviation a of the ΔN is 0.02 or less.

3 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 ,

wherein the standard deviation a of the ΔN is 0.01 or more and 0.02 or less.

4 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a non-magnetic layer containing a non-magnetic powder between the non-magnetic support and the magnetic layer.

5 . The magnetic tape according to claim 4 ,

wherein the non-magnetic powder includes an Fe-based inorganic oxide powder having an average particle volume of 2.0×10 −6 μm 3 or less.

6 . The magnetic tape according to claim 4 ,

wherein the non-magnetic powder includes carbon black having a pH of 9.0 or less.

7 . The magnetic tape according to claim 4 ,

wherein a thickness of the non-magnetic layer is 0.1 μm or more and 0.7 μm or less.

8 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back coating layer containing a non-magnetic powder on a surface side of the non-magnetic support opposite to a surface side having the magnetic layer.

9 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 ,

wherein a tape thickness is 5.2 μm or less.

10 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 ,

wherein a tape thickness is 5.0 μm or less.

11 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 ,

wherein a vertical squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.60 or more.

12 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 ,

wherein a vertical squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 or more.

13 . The magnetic tape according to claim 1 ,

wherein the standard deviation a of the ΔN is 0.01 or more and 0.02 or less,

the magnetic tape further includes a non-magnetic layer containing a non-magnetic powder between the non-magnetic support and the magnetic layer,

the non-magnetic powder includes an Fe-based inorganic oxide powder having an average particle volume of 2.0×10 −6 μm 3 or less and carbon black having a pH of 9.0 or less,

a thickness of the non-magnetic layer is 0.1 μm or more and 0.7 μm or less,

the magnetic tape further includes a back coating layer containing a non-magnetic powder on a surface side of the non-magnetic support opposite to a surface side having the magnetic layer,

a tape thickness is 5.0 μm or less, and

a vertical squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 or more.

14 . A magnetic tape cartridge comprising:

the magnetic tape according to claim 1 .

15 . A magnetic tape apparatus comprising:

the magnetic tape according to claim 1 .

16 . The magnetic tape apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a magnetic head,

wherein the magnetic head has a module including an element array with a plurality of magnetic head elements between a pair of servo signal reading elements, and

the magnetic tape apparatus changes an angle θ formed by an axis of the element array with respect to a width direction of the magnetic tape during running of the magnetic tape in the magnetic tape apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2024
From: KUROKAWA, TAKUTO; KASADA, NORIHITO; SHIBATA, YUJIN
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-167595 · Sep 28, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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