Patent ID: 6262865
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic head, comprising:a core protruding from a base towards a recording medium, the core being formed of a magnetic material;a planar coil formed spirally on the base, with the core as center;a cover provided on the planar coil such that an end surface of the protruding core is exposed and such that a surface of the cover is formed in a same plane as the end surface of the protruding core;wherein the cover has at a side surface thereof a cutout for fitting the protruding core therein;wherein when the protruding core is fitted to the cutout, the cover covers a portion of the base located closer to an inner peripheral side of the recording medium than the core, with a portion of the base located closer to an outer peripheral side of the recording medium than the core being exposed; andwherein an end, or a terminal, of the planar coil is exposed at a side portion of the base or the cover.