TAPE HEAD HAVING SENSORS PROXIMATE TO AN EDGE
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;
a guide positioned relative to the first edge for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape, wherein the guide is positioned to create a point of inflection of the moving magnetic recording tape at a location above the tape bearing surface that is about midway between a peak of the tenting and a point of closest approach of the moving magnetic recording tape to the tape bearing surface; and
a sensor in a thin film region of the module, wherein the sensor has a free layer, wherein the location of the point of inflection of the moving magnetic recording tape is between the free layer and the second edge.
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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 along the tape bearing surface toward the second edge. A guide is positioned relative to the first edge for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape and to create a point of inflection of the moving magnetic recording tape at a location above the tape bearing surface that is about midway between a peak of the tenting and a point of closest approach of the moving magnetic recording tape to the tape bearing surface. A sensor is located in a thin film region of the module. The sensor has a free layer. The location of the point of inflection of the moving magnetic recording tape is between the free layer and the second edge.
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19 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; a guide positioned relative to the first edge for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape, wherein the guide is positioned to create a point of inflection of the moving magnetic recording tape at a location above the tape bearing surface that is about midway between a peak of the tenting and a point of closest approach of the moving magnetic recording tape to the tape bearing surface; and a sensor in a thin film region of the module, wherein the sensor has a free layer, wherein the location of the point of inflection of the moving magnetic recording tape is between the free layer and the second edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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; and a sensor in a thin film region of the module, wherein the sensor has a free layer, wherein the sensor is positioned below a location of the middle region of the tape bearing surface, wherein the tape bearing surface is planar. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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