Patent ID: 9214178
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a magnetic recording medium by sequentially forming a magnetic recording layer, a protection layer, and a lubricant layer on a stacked body, comprising: enclosing the stacked body in a transfer container unit without exposing the stacked body to atmosphere after forming the protection layer on the stacked body by a deposition apparatus; transporting the transfer container unit from the deposition apparatus to a vapor-phase lubrication deposition apparatus that is provided independently of the deposition apparatus; and removing the stacked body enclosed within the transfer container unit from the transfer container unit without exposing the stacked body to the atmosphere, and forming the lubricant layer on the protection layer of the stacked body within the vapor-phase lubrication deposition apparatus by vapor-phase lubrication, wherein the transfer container unit includes an auxiliary chamber detachably connectable to one of the deposition apparatus and the vapor-phase lubrication deposition apparatus at one time, and a transfer container configured to enclose the stacked body, wherein the transfer container includes a first gate valve configured to connect the transfer container and the auxiliary chamber, a separation chamber partitionable by first and second valve elements of the first gate valve, and an accommodating chamber configured to accommodate the stacked body, and wherein the separation chamber and the auxiliary chamber within the transfer container communicate with each other in a state in which the first valve element is open, and the separation chamber and the accommodating chamber within the transfer container communicate with each other in a state in which the second valve element is open.