TRANSDUCER ARRAY TO WRITE DATA TO TAPE
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1. A tape head comprising:
- a first module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element to write data to a tape;
a second module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element to write data to the tape;
a first lifting member having a first curved portion formed at an inward edge of the first module to cause lifting of a tape portion over the first module and to prevent contact between the tape and the first module while the tape moves in a first direction such that the tape encounters, in the following order, the second module and the first curved portion of the first module; and
a second lifting member having a second curved portion formed at an inward edge of the second module to cause lifting of a tape portion over the second module and to prevent contact between the tape and the second module when the tape moves in a second direction such that the tape encounters, in the following order, the first module and the second curved portion of the second module.
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Abstract
Tape heads are described herein including (i) a first module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element to write data to a tape, and (ii) a second module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element to write data to the tape. In examples herein, a lifting member with a curved portion formed at an inward edge of the module is provided to cause tape lifting the module and to prevent contact between the tape and the module at a trailing position with respect to tape travel direction.
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15 Claims
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1. A tape head comprising:
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a first module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element to write data to a tape; a second module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element to write data to the tape; a first lifting member having a first curved portion formed at an inward edge of the first module to cause lifting of a tape portion over the first module and to prevent contact between the tape and the first module while the tape moves in a first direction such that the tape encounters, in the following order, the second module and the first curved portion of the first module; and a second lifting member having a second curved portion formed at an inward edge of the second module to cause lifting of a tape portion over the second module and to prevent contact between the tape and the second module when the tape moves in a second direction such that the tape encounters, in the following order, the first module and the second curved portion of the second module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tape drive, comprising:
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a tape head including (i) a first module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element for writing data, and (ii) a second module including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element for writing data; a motorised drive for causing a tape to move in (a) a first direction in which the first module is at a trailing position and the second module is at a leading position, and (b) a second direction in which the first module is at a leading position and the second module is at a trailing position; a first lifting member having a first curved portion formed on an inward edge of the first module arranged to cause a lift of a tape portion such that tape contact with the first module is prevented while the tape moves in the first direction; a second lifting member having a second curved portion formed on an inward edge of the second module arranged to cause lift of a tape portion such that tape contact with the second module is prevented while the tape moves in the second direction; and a circuit to cause (i) the write transducer array of the first module to write data to the tape during a write operation in which the tape is moved in the second direction, (ii) the write transducer array of the second module to write data to the tape during a write operation in which the tape is moved in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a tape drive, the method including:
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moving a tape in a direction such that the tape encounters a module at a leading position and a module at a trailing position, each of the modules including a write transducer array with at least one transducer element for writing data to the tape; and writing data to the tape using the write transducer array of the module at the leading position with respect to a direction of tape travel;
whereinmoving the tape includes moving the tape over a lifting member with a curved portion formed on an inward edge of the module so as to cause a lift of a tape portion over the module at the trailing position while moving the tape in said direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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