Magnetic head for recording signals on and reproducing signals from magnetic media and mounted on a support plate having stress reducing grooves

摘要

A magnetic head comprising a magnetic core 1, a slider 2 constructed of a non-magnetic ceramic, a supporting plate 3 made of a metal which securely bonds the slider 2, and one or more grooves 4 formed in the surface of the supporting plate 3 which bonds the slider 2. The grooves 4 absorb or moderate warping stress exerted on the supporting plate 3 due to difference in the thermal expansion coefficients of the slider 2 and the supporting plate 3 to prevent warping deformation of the supporting plate 3, thus preventing distortion of the slider 2. This allows maintenance of the flatness of the top surface 2a of the slider 2, prevention of spacing loss, and recording and reproduction with a high degree of reliability.