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US 12,462,836 B1Granted
Spring suspension with independent reader and writer following actuator
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsEvan Wheelwright, David Harper, Chase Alan Steeves, Kevin Bruce Judd
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section of a spring actuator for a tape drive that form a C-shape of the spring actuator. The middle section includes three flexor columns, where a first writer module is bonded to a first flexor column from the three flexor columns, a reader module is bonded to a second flexor column from the three flexor columns, and a second writer module is bonded to a third flexor column from the three flexor columns.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section of a spring actuator form a C-shape of the spring actuator;
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- the middle section includes three flexor columns, wherein a first writer module is bonded to a first flexor column from the three flexor columns, a reader module is bonded to a second flexor column from the three flexor columns, and a second writer module is bonded to a third flexor column from the three flexor columns.
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