Magnetic head having three modules
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1. A magnetic head, comprising:
- a first module having a flat profile tape bearing surface;
a second module having a substrate, a closure, and elements positioned in a gap between the substrate and closure, the substrate, gap and closure defining at least a portion of a flat profile tape bearing surface; and
a third module having a flat profile tape bearing surface, the third module being positioned on an opposite side of the second module than the first module,wherein the tape bearing surfaces of the first, second and third modules lie along substantially parallel planes, the planes of the first and third modules being offset from the plane of the second module,wherein writing and reading functions are performed by different modules at a given time,wherein the second module has a closure, wherein the first and third modules do not have a closure, wherein the substrate, the closure, and any gap therebetween define at least a portion of the flat profile tape bearing surface of the second module, the portion of the tape bearing surface of the second module defined by the substrate, the closure, and any gap therebetween being contiguous and planar.
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Abstract
A magnetic head according to one embodiment includes a first module having a flat profile tape bearing surface, a second module having a flat profile tape bearing surface, and a third module having a flat profile tape bearing surface. The third module is positioned on an opposite side of the second module than the first module. The tape bearing surfaces of the first, second and third modules may lie along substantially parallel planes, may be configured in a tangent (angled) configuration, or may be configured in an overwrap configuration. Data writing and reading functions are usually performed by different modules at a given time.
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18 Claims
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1. A magnetic head, comprising:
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a first module having a flat profile tape bearing surface; a second module having a substrate, a closure, and elements positioned in a gap between the substrate and closure, the substrate, gap and closure defining at least a portion of a flat profile tape bearing surface; and a third module having a flat profile tape bearing surface, the third module being positioned on an opposite side of the second module than the first module, wherein the tape bearing surfaces of the first, second and third modules lie along substantially parallel planes, the planes of the first and third modules being offset from the plane of the second module, wherein writing and reading functions are performed by different modules at a given time, wherein the second module has a closure, wherein the first and third modules do not have a closure, wherein the substrate, the closure, and any gap therebetween define at least a portion of the flat profile tape bearing surface of the second module, the portion of the tape bearing surface of the second module defined by the substrate, the closure, and any gap therebetween being contiguous and planar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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