Tape head having sensors proximate to a region between tented tape regions
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a module having a tape bearing surface, a first edge, and a second edge, wherein a first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the first edge along the tape bearing surface toward the second edge, wherein a second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the second edge along the tape bearing surface toward the first edge;
a first guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a first tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above the first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface;
a second guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a second tenting of the moving magnetic recording tape above the second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface; and
a sensor in a thin film region of the module, wherein the sensor has a free layer,wherein a middle region of tape tenting is located along a region of the moving magnetic recording tape where the first tape tenting region and the second tape tenting region overlap,wherein the sensor is positioned below a location of the middle region.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a module having a tape bearing surface, a first edge, and a second edge, where a first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the first edge toward the second edge, and a second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the second edge toward the first edge. A first guide is positioned for inducing a first tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above the first tape tenting region, and a second guide is positioned for inducing a second tenting of the moving magnetic recording tape above the second tape tenting region. A sensor is located in a thin film region of the module. The sensor has a free layer. The sensor is positioned between the first tape tenting region and the second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a module having a tape bearing surface, a first edge, and a second edge, wherein a first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the first edge along the tape bearing surface toward the second edge, wherein a second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the second edge along the tape bearing surface toward the first edge; a first guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a first tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above the first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface; a second guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a second tenting of the moving magnetic recording tape above the second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface; and a sensor in a thin film region of the module, wherein the sensor has a free layer, wherein a middle region of tape tenting is located along a region of the moving magnetic recording tape where the first tape tenting region and the second tape tenting region overlap, wherein the sensor is positioned below a location of the middle region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a module having a tape bearing surface, a first edge, and a second edge, wherein a first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the first edge along the tape bearing surface toward the second edge, wherein a second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface extends from the second edge along the tape bearing surface toward the first edge; a first guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a first tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above the first tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface; a second guide positioned relative to the tape bearing surface for inducing a second tenting of the moving magnetic recording tape above the second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface, wherein a middle region of tape tenting is between apexes of the first tenting and the second tenting of the moving magnetic recording tape, wherein the middle region is closer to the tape bearing surface than the apexes of the first and second tentings of the moving magnetic recording tape, wherein the middle region of tape tenting is located along a region of the moving magnetic recording tape where the first tape tenting region and the second tape tenting region overlap; and a sensor in a thin film region of the module, wherein the sensor has a free layer, wherein the sensor is positioned between the first tape tenting region and the second tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface, wherein the tape bearing surface is planar. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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