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US 11,081,132 B1Granted
Tape embedded drive with HDD components
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid W. Chew
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Abstract
A tape embedded drive can include tape media for storing data, a first tape reel and a second tape reel, each coupled to one end of the tape media, and a head stack assembly (HSA). The HSA can include a first head assembly having at least one read head and one write head and a second head assembly having a non-operable head incapable of reading or writing. In an embodiment, the first head assembly is configured to be placed along a first side of the tape media and the second head assembly with the non-operable head is configured to be placed along a second side of the tape media opposite the first side of the tape media.
Claims17
A storage device comprising:
- tape media for storing data;
- a first tape reel coupled to one end of the tape media;
- a second tape reel coupled to another end of the tape media;
- and
- a head stack assembly (HSA) comprising:
- a first head assembly comprising at least one read head and one write head, the first head assembly configured to be placed along a first side of the tape media;
- a second head assembly comprising a non-operable head incapable of reading or writing, the second head assembly configured to be placed along a second side of the tape media opposite the first side of the tape media;
- and
- a u-bracket support comprising:
- a first side attached to a shaft, the first side coupled to a first head gimbal assembly (HGA) having the first head assembly;
- a second side opposite the first side, the second side coupled to a second HGA having the second head assembly;
- and
- a third side attached perpendicularly to the first side and the second side, wherein the first side, the second side and the third side form a channel around the tape media.
10 more elements
A storage device comprising:
- tape media for storing data;
- a first tape reel coupled to one end of the tape media;
- a second tape reel coupled to another end of the tape media;
- and
- a head stack assembly (HSA) comprising:
- a first head assembly comprising at least one read head and one write head, the first head assembly configured to be placed along a first side of the tape media;
- a second head assembly comprising a non-operable head incapable of reading or writing, the second head assembly configured to be placed along a second side of the tape media opposite the first side of the tape media;
- and
- a support comprising:
- a channel around the tape media;
- a first portion coupled to a first head gimbal assembly (HGA) having the first head assembly;
- and
- a second portion coupled to a second HGA having the second head assembly.
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A storage device comprising:
- tape media for storing data;
- a first tape reel coupled to one end of the tape media;
- a second tape reel coupled to another end of the tape media;
- a head stack assembly (HSA) comprising:
- a first head assembly comprising at least one read head and one write head, the first head assembly configured to be placed along a first side of the tape media;
- and
- a second head assembly comprising a non-operable head incapable of reading or writing, the second head assembly configured to be placed along a second side of the tape media opposite the first side of the tape media;
- and
- a second HSA comprising:
- a third head assembly comprising at least one read head and one write head;
- and
- a fourth head assembly comprising a non-operable head incapable of reading or writing;
- wherein the HSA is configured to read the tape media moving in a forward direction and the second HSA is configured to read the tape media moving in a backward direction.
10 more elements
A head stack assembly (HSA) for reading tape media, the HSA comprising:
- a first head gimbal assembly (HGA) comprising at least one read head and one write head, the first HGA configured to be placed along a first side of the tape media;
- a second HGA comprising a non-operable head incapable of reading or writing, the second HGA configured to be placed along a second side of the tape media opposite the first side of the tape media;
- and
- a u-bracket comprising:
- a first side attached to a shaft, the first side coupled to the first HGA;
- a second side opposite the first side, the second side coupled to the second HGA;
- and
- a third side attached perpendicularly to the first side and the second side, wherein the first side, the second side and the third side form a channel around the tape media.
5 more elements
A storage device comprising:
- tape media for storing data;
- means for winding the tape media along a reading head;
- a first head stack assembly (HSA) comprising:
- a first head assembly comprising the reading head, the first head assembly configured to be placed along a first side of the tape media;
- and
- a second head assembly comprising a non-operable head incapable of reading, the second head assembly configured to be placed along a second side of the tape media opposite the first side of the tape media;
- and
- a second HSA comprising:
- a third head assembly comprising at least one read head and one write head;
- and
- a fourth head assembly comprising a non-operable head incapable of reading or writing;
- wherein the first HSA is configured to read the tape media moving in a forward direction and the second HSA is configured to read the tape media moving in a backward direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.