Method for supporting a tape head assembly on an air cushion
US7099120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/5504
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of supporting a transducer head in a read/write application provides an air bearing member that has a bearing surface area. The transducer is reciprocally supported on the air bearing member. Gas is flowed out of the bearing surface area so that the transducer floats on a resulting air cushion. The transducer is then reciprocated in a controlled manner while floating. The method may be accomplished by mounting the transducer on a carriage and floatably supporting the carriage on the air bearing member. The bearing member and the carriage may be keyed to one another, and the bearing member may be formed of porous material. Reciprocation of the bearing member may be accomplished electromagnetically. The transducer may be used to read or write data on a tape medium.
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