Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Head – Head accessory
Patent
1998-04-23
2000-10-31
Ometz, David L.
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Head
Head accessory
G11B 1560
Patent
active
061411841
ABSTRACT:
A magnetic tape drive data storage device includes a plurality of tape guides, wherein each of the plurality of tape guides is adjusted such that magnetic recording tape passes along tape travel surfaces of each of the plurality of tape guides in a desired perpendicular plane. Each of the plurality of tape guides includes a cylindrical shaft which is mounted to a head guide assembly (HGA), and a tape travel surface which co-axially rotates about the shaft as the magnetic recording tape passes along the tape travel surface. To orient the tape travel surface in a desired plane perpendicular to a perpendicularity datum, an adjustment component (e.g., a washer) is slipped over an upper stub portion of the shaft that extends above a flange of the HGA. Once the tape travel surface is oriented in the desired perpendicular plane, the adjustment component is secured to the flange to ensure that the tape travel surface remains in the desired perpendicular plane. Advantageously, this technique substantially improves the manufacturability of the tape drive and provides a tape drive with improved tape tracking performance.
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Castro Angel
Ometz David L.
Quantum Corporation
Roeder Steven G.
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