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Magnetic material manufacturing method, ribbon-shaped magnetic materials, powdered magnetic material and bonded magnets

Granted 11 Apr 2006 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation

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Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Akira Arai · Examiner: John P. Sheehan · AU 1742 · TC 1700

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Abstract

A magnetic material manufacturing method, a ribbon-shaped magnetic material manufactured by the method, a powdered magnetic material formed from the ribbon-shaped magnetic material and a bonded magnet manufactured using the powdered magnet material are disclosed. The method and the magnetic materials can provide magnets having excellent magnetic properties and reliability. A melt spinning apparatus 1 is provided with a tube 2 having a nozzle 3 at the bottom thereof, a coil 4 for heating the tube and a cooling roll 5 having a circumferential surface 53 on which dimple correcting means is provided. A melt spun ribbon 8 is formed by injecting the molten alloy 6 from the nozzle 3 so as to be collided with the circumferential surface 53 of the cooling roll 5 in an inert gas atmosphere (ambient gas) such as helium gas, so that the molten alloy 6 is cooled and then solidified. In this process, dimples to be produced on a roll contact surface of the melt spun ribbon are divided by the dimple correcting means, thereby preventing formation of huge dimples.

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Classifications

5 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H01F1/57
USPC · US Patent Classification
252/62.54420/83420/121148/302

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Pendency
2.9 y
1,050 days filing → grant
Office actions
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Examiner
John P. Sheehan
art unit 1742 · TC 1700
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related publicationUS 20040119570 A124 Jun 2004

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