US4582746A
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Magnetic recording medium
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-03-01
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Granted: 1986-04-15
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Expires: 2004-03-01
Abstract
Abstract Weather resistance and lubricity of a magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support having provided thereon a vapor deposited magnetic thin film mainly composed of cobalt, nickel and oxygen can be improved by limiting the amount of nickel and the number of oxygen atoms to a specific value and by providing a plasma polymerized layer on the magnetic thin film.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryuji Shirahata
- 👤 Tatsuji Kitamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:04
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/68; G11B5/70; G11B5/71; G11B5/64; G11B5/65; G11B5/658; G11B5/72; G11B5/84; G11B5/85; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
In a magnetic recording medium exhibiting improved weather resistance and lubricity comprising a non-magnetic support base having provided thereon a vapor deposited magnetic thin film containing cobalt, nickel and oxygen and a plasma polymerized layer provided on the magnetic thin film, the improvement wherein the nickel is present in an amount of 1 to 10 wt. % based on the total amount of cobalt and nickel, and the number of oxygen atoms in the magnetic thin film is 5 to 45% based on the total number of cobalt and nickel atoms, wherein the plasma polymerized layer is present in a thickness in the range of 20 to 800 angstroms wherein the vapor deposited magnetic thin film is present in a thickness in the range of 0.02 μm to 4 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
In a magnetic recording medium exhibiting improved weather resistance and lubricity comprising a non-magnetic support base having provided thereon a vapor deposited magnetic thin film containing cobalt, nickel and oxygen and a plasma polymerized layer provided on the magnetic thin film, the improvement wherein the nickel is present in an amount of 1 to 10 wt. % based on the total amount of cobalt and nickel, and the number of oxygen atoms in the magnetic thin film is 5 to 45% based on the total number of cobalt and nickel atoms, wherein the plasma polymerized layer is present in a thickness in the range of 20 to 800 angstroms wherein the vapor deposited magnetic thin film is present in a thickness in the range of 0.02 μm to 4 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic thin film is present in thickness in the range of 0.05 μm to 1 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plasma polymerized layer is present in a thickness in the range of 20 to 400 Å.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vapor deposited magnetic thin film is further comprised of an additional element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Si, Al, Mn, N, P, Cr, Sn, Sb, Bi, W, Mo, Mg, Zn, Zr, Y, Sm, Gd, N and B.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 4, wherein the additional element is present in an amount of 5 wt. % or less based on the amount of nickel and oxygen.
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