Method of forming a head assembly
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRichard H. Henze, Albert H. Jeans, Paul W. Poorman
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Abstract
Methods of forming a head assembly, a head assembly, and a linear tape drive are provided. One aspect provides a method of forming a head assembly including providing a base member; forming a plurality of head components upon the base member individually adapted to communicate information relative to a tape; providing a plurality of component regions adjacent respective ones of the head components and a path of travel of the tape; and providing a support region intermediate adjacent ones of the head components and positioned to support the tape moving along the path of travel, the support region comprising a material different than a material of the component regions.
Claims13
A method of forming a head assembly comprising:
- providing a base member;
- forming a plurality of head components upon the base member individually adapted to communicate information relative to media;
- providing a plurality of component regions between respective ones of the head components and a path of travel of the media;
- providing a support region intermediate adjacent ones of the head components and positioned to support the media moving along the path of travel, the support region comprising a material different than a material of the component regions;
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- providing an insulating layer and wherein the providing the support region comprises removing portions of the insulating layer to form the support region.
A method of forming a head assembly comprising:
- providing a base member;
- forming a plurality of head components upon the base member individually adapted to communicate information relative to media;
- providing a plurality of component regions between respective ones of the head components and a path of travel of the media;
- providing a support region intermediate adjacent ones of the head components and positioned to support the media moving along the path of travel, the support region comprising a material different than a material of the component regions;
- wherein the providing the support region comprises forming the support region upon a cover member and placing the cover member adjacent the base member;
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- wherein the forming the support region upon the cover member comprises removing portions of the cover member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.