Tape drive configured to enable magnetic media to fly above an upstream or a downstream head assembly

A tape head, comprising:

• a first same gap verify (SGV) head assembly, comprising:
• a first media facing surface having a first internal edge and a first external edge;
• and
• a plurality of first write transducer and first read transducer pairs disposed at the first media facing surface;
• and
• a second SGV head assembly disposed adjacent to the first SGV head assembly, comprising:
• a second media facing surface having a second internal edge and a second external edge;
• and
• a plurality of second write transducer and second read transducer pairs disposed at the second media facing surface,
• wherein, during operation of the tape head, a magnetic media wraps around either the first internal edge or the second internal edge, and wherein the magnetic media wraps around either the first internal edge or the first external edge at an angle of about 0.5° to about 1.3° with respect to the first media facing surface.

A tape head, comprising:

• a first same gap verify (SGV) head assembly, comprising:
• a first media facing surface having a first internal edge and a first external edge;
• and
• a plurality of first write transducer and first read transducer pairs disposed at the first media facing surface;
• and
• a second SGV head assembly disposed adjacent to the first SGV head assembly, comprising:
• a second media facing surface having a second internal edge and a second external edge;
• and
• a plurality of second write transducer and second read transducer pairs disposed at the second media facing surface,
• wherein, during operation of the tape head, a magnetic media wraps around either the first internal edge or the second internal edge, wherein when the magnetic media wraps around the first internal edge, the magnetic media is spaced from the second media facing surface, and wherein when the magnetic media wraps around the second internal edge, the magnetic media is spaced from the first media facing surface.

A tape head, comprising:

• a first same gap verify (SGV) head assembly, comprising:
• a first media facing surface having a first internal edge and a first external edge;
• and
• a plurality of first write transducer and first read transducer pairs disposed at the first media facing surface;
• and
• a second SGV head assembly disposed adjacent to the first SGV head assembly, comprising:
• a second media facing surface having a second internal edge and a second external edge;
• and
• a plurality of second write transducer and second read transducer pairs disposed at the second media facing surface,
• wherein, during operation of the tape head, a magnetic media wraps around either the first internal edge or the second internal edge, and wherein the first SGV head assembly is spaced from the second SGV head assembly a distance of about 100 μm to about 1500 μm.

A tape drive, comprising:

• a tape head comprising:
• a first same gap verify (SGV) head assembly, comprising:
• a first media facing surface having a first internal edge and a first external edge;
• and
• a plurality of first write transducer and first read transducer pairs disposed at the first media facing surface;
• and
• a second SGV head assembly disposed adjacent to the first SGV head assembly, comprising:
• a second media facing surface having a second internal edge and a second external edge;
• and
• a plurality of second write transducer and second read transducer pairs disposed at the second media facing surface, wherein, during operation of the tape head, a magnetic media wraps around either the first internal edge or the second internal edge;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• control the first SGV module head assembly to write data to the magnetic media using the plurality of first write transducers and read verify the data using the plurality of first read transducers;
• and
• control the second SGV module head assembly to write data to the magnetic media using the plurality of second write transducers and read verify the data using the plurality of second read transducers.

A tape drive, comprising:

• a tape head comprising:
• a first same gap verify (SGV) head assembly, comprising:
• a first closure comprising a first closure edge at a first media facing surface;
• a first substrate disposed adjacent to the first closure, the first substrate comprising a first substrate edge at the first media facing surface;
• and
• a plurality of first write transducer and first read transducer pairs disposed between the first closure and the first substrate;
• and
• a second SGV head assembly disposed adjacent to the first SGV head assembly, comprising:
• a second closure comprising a second closure edge at a second media facing surface;
• a second substrate disposed adjacent to the second closure, the second substrate comprising a second substrate edge at the second media facing surface;
• and
• a plurality of second write transducer and second read transducer pairs disposed between the second closure and the second substrate;
• a first guide disposed proximate to the first SGV head assembly;
• and
• a second guide disposed proximate to the second SGV head assembly, wherein, during operation of the tape head, a magnetic media contacts either the first media facing surface or the second media facing surface depending upon a direction the magnetic media is moving.

A tape drive, comprising:

• a tape head comprising:
• a first same gap verify (SGV) head assembly, comprising:
• a first media facing surface having a first internal edge and a first external edge;
• and
• a plurality of first write transducer and first read transducer pairs disposed at the first media facing surface;
• a second SGV head assembly disposed adjacent to the first SGV head assembly, comprising:
• a second media facing surface having a second internal edge and a second external edge;
• and
• a plurality of second write transducer and second read transducer pairs disposed at the second media facing surface;
• a first guide disposed proximate to the first SGV head assembly, the first guide being movable in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction;
• and
• a second guide disposed proximate to the second SGV head assembly, the second guide being movable in the first direction and the second direction,
• wherein, when a magnetic media moves in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction during operation of the tape head, the magnetic media is spaced from the first media facing surface, and
• wherein, when the magnetic media moves in a fourth direction opposite the third direction during operation of the tape head, the magnetic media is spaced from the second media facing surface.