Patent ID: 6697231
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A rotary head assembly comprising two thin film magnetic heads each comprisinga substrate having two opposed planes, opposed first and second side surfaces intersecting the planes, and a tape slide surface provided at an end portion of the two opposed planes and the first and second side surfaces, at least one of a magnetic gap and a magneto-resistive effect element on the tape slide surface, a head element portion and a bonding pad connected to the head element portion on the first side surface, wherein two thin film magnetic heads are arranged side by side such that one of the two opposed planes of each substrate is in contact with an upper surface of a base consisting of a plate-like member, wherein an azimuth angle of each of the two thin film magnetic heads is determined by the angle made by the first side surface and a line perpendicular to the upper surface of the base, wherein the two thin film magnetic heads are placed on the base such that the first side surface of each thin film magnetic head is not opposed to the other thin film magnetic head, and wherein and the angle which is formed by the first side surface of each thin film magnetic head and the base is an obtuse angle.