Miniskirt tape head having quasi-statically tilted transducer arrays
US-2016012833-A1 · Jan 14, 2016 · US
Miniskirt tape head having quasi-statically tilted transducer arrays
US9330686B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9330686-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514860607-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | Sep 16, 2013 |
| Publication date | May 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
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In one general embodiment, an apparatus includes a magnetic head. The magnetic head has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion together providing a tape bearing surface. The first portion has two pieces defining an opening at least partially encircling the second portion. The second portion has at least one array of transducers. A longitudinal axis of each of the at least one array is defined between opposite ends thereof, and is oriented at an angle relative to a line oriented orthogonally to the intended direction of tape travel thereacross, the angle being between 0.2° and about 10°. A closest distance between tape bearing surfaces of the two pieces of the first portion in the intended direction of tape travel is less than a widest width of the tape bearing surface of the second portion in the intended direction of tape travel.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a magnetic head, the magnetic head having: a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion together providing a tape bearing surface, wherein the first portion has two pieces defining an opening at least partially encircling the second portion, the second portion having at least one array of transducers, wherein a longitudinal axis of each of the at least one array is defined between opposite en…
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- What does patent US9330686B2 cover?
- In one general embodiment, an apparatus includes a magnetic head. The magnetic head has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion together providing a tape bearing surface. The first portion has two pieces defining an opening at least partially encircling the second portion. The second portion has at least one array of transducers. A longitudinal axis of eac…
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- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G11B5/00826. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 03 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).