Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Patent
1996-07-25
1998-03-24
Hall, Carl E.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
2960306, G11B 542
Patent
active
057298904
ABSTRACT:
An arcuate scan tape drive for transferring data to and from a data tape, including a base with four side walls and a cover, which base and cover together have a 31/2 inch form factor. In one embodiment, the head carrier assembly is provided at an oblique angle with respect to the data tape and the front surface is conically shaped. Thus, during rotation of the head carrier assembly, the recording heads are proximate to the data tape during read or write operations, but are spaced away from the data tape at other times. The head carrier assembly includes an inside-out spin motor for rotating the head carrier assembly and a pivot motor structure at the rear of the head carrier assembly for pivoting the head carrier assembly in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of advancement of the tape. The spin motor and pivoting structures receive servo signals from a controller so as to continuously adjust the position of the core elements with respect to the data tape so as to align the core elements with the arcuately-shaped data tracks.
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Andrews Michael
Lin Joseph
Milo Richard
Peirce Robert H.
Rottenburg John M.
Hall Carl E.
Seagate Technology Inc.
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