Miniskirt tape head having quasi-statically tilted transducer arrays
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRobert G. Biskeborn, Calvin S. Lo
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Abstract
In one general embodiment, an apparatus includes a magnetic head. The magnetic head has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion together providing a tape bearing surface. The first portion has an opening at least partially encircling the second portion. The second portion has two modules, each module having at least one array of transducers. Each module has a first outermost edge oriented orthogonally to an intended direction of tape travel thereacross, and a second outermost edge opposite the first edge, the second edge being oriented at an angle between 0.2° and about 10° relative to a line oriented orthogonally to the intended direction of tape travel thereacross.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a magnetic head, the magnetic head having:
- a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion together providing a tape bearing surface,
- wherein the first portion has an opening at least partially encircling the second portion,
- the second portion having two modules, each module having at least one array of transducers,
- wherein each module has a first outermost edge oriented orthogonally to an intended direction of tape travel thereacross, and a second outermost edge opposite the first edge, the second edge being oriented at an angle between 0.2° and about 10° relative to a line oriented orthogonally to the intended direction of tape travel thereacross,
- wherein two inner edges of the first portion face the first outermost edges of the modules, wherein the inner edges of the first portion are spaced from the outermost edge of the module closest thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.