Servo control
US8976482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/93
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape head includes a set of one or more segments, wherein each segment of the set is individually movable with respect to a frame; each segment of the set comprising at least one of a write element configured to write data to a tape and a read element configured to read data from the tape; and each segment of the set comprising a further read element having a width transverse to a motion direction of the tape being at least a width of the write element of the segment or, in the event that no write element is comprised in the segment, of a write element of a different segment.
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