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US 10,553,245 B2Granted
Damping lateral tape motion disturbances
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid H. F. Harper, Peter Reininger
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Abstract
A system, according to one embodiment, includes: a module having transducers positioned along a tape bearing surface of the module; a roller guide; and a patterned bar positioned relative to the roller guide and module to engage a magnetic tape. The patterned bar has a plurality of recessed regions along a tape bearing surface thereof. Moreover, the patterned bar is not directly coupled to the module. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a module having transducers positioned along a tape bearing surface of the module;
- a first roller guide;
- and
- a first patterned bar positioned relative to the first roller guide and module to engage a magnetic tape,
- wherein the first patterned bar has a plurality of recessed regions along a tape bearing surface thereof,
- wherein the first patterned bar is not directly coupled to the module,
- wherein both edges of the first patterned bar which engage the magnetic tape are skiving edges,
- wherein a longitudinal axis of each of the recessed regions is about parallel to an intended tape travel path.
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A system, comprising:
- a module having transducers positioned along a tape bearing surface of the module;
- a first pair of guides positioned on a first side of the module along an intended tape travel path;
- a first patterned bar positioned between the first pair of guides;
- a second pair of guides positioned on a second side of the module opposite the first side along the intended tape travel path;
- a second patterned bar positioned between the second pair of guides;
- and
- a controller electrically coupled to the module,
- wherein the first and second patterned bars each have a plurality of recessed regions along tape bearing surfaces thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.