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7440235 Tape drive apparatus with a head alignment system  
A tape drive apparatus is provided with a base plate and tape path components on this base plate. The apparatus includes a bracket that is adjustably coupled to the base plate, the path components...
7426095 Media drive having a head positioning assembly utilizing a rotatable and slidable nut engaging a threaded screw  
A media drive having a deck and a head positioning assembly. The deck has a first threaded hole. The head positioning assembly includes a baseplate having an aperture, a nut having a second...
7420781 Head actuator assembly for a tape drive  
A head actuator assembly includes a coarse positioner base assembly that is mounted on a guide shaft and an anti-rotation shaft and provides increased structural rigidity due to a four-point...
7382581 Tape head having a support plate with contoured surface  
A tape recording head is provided comprising a support plate having a contoured surface with an opening in the contoured surface which allows head chips to protrude far enough to allow proper head...
7379259 Head actuator design for a low profile tape drive  
A head actuator design for a low profile tape drive is configured with a damping system for a head suspension system having flexure springs to accommodate a half-high form factor. The damping...
7359160 Magnetic head device and linear tape drive including a multi-element magnetic head chip and twin bimodal actuators  
In general, the invention provides a magnetic head device and linear tape drive that increase the resonant frequency and the range of a servo system. In particular, the invention provides a...
7342748 System with matrix array of write heads and matrix array of magnetoresistive (MR) read heads  
The invention provides a system comprising a non-linear array of magnetoresistive (MR) heads arranged in a two-dimensional matrix for reading information stored on magnetic media. The non-linear...
7339768 Magnetic head device and linear tape drive including a twin bimodal type actuator and a dampening structure  
In general, the invention provides a magnetic head device and linear tape drive that widen the high frequency side of the servo range. In particular, the invention provides a magnetic head device...
7301724 Transducing head  
Determining an error in position of at least two heads coupled to a piezoelectric material, and changing a potential applied to a piezoelectric material to reduce the error in position of the at...
7284254 Disk cartridge and disk recording medium device having shutter members  
The present invention relates to a disk cartridge in which a disk-like recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk and a magnetic disk is accommodated within a disk compartment...
7283318 Position sensor  
In one embodiment, a load position sensor for a tape drive includes a tape cartridge loading mechanism, a head movable in response to movement in the loading mechanism, and a sensor operatively...
7265940 Magnetic tape head having offset recording/ reproducing sections for simultaneous recording/ reproducing on adjacent tape tracks  
There is provided a tape recording system and head device. A tape recording system and head device include a plurality of recording sections for recording data signals on a recording medium wherein...
7256967 Micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly, disk drive unit and manufacturing method thereof  
A head gimbal assembly (HGA) including a slider, a micro-actuator and a suspension to load the slider and the micro-actuator. The micro-actuator includes a support base and a piezoelectric unit...
7227724 Head actuator assembly for a tape drive  
A head actuator assembly includes a coarse positioner base assembly that is mounted on a guide shaft and an anti-rotation shaft and provides increased structural rigidity due to a four-point...
7154701 Head support structure  
A head support structure of the present invention is the head support structure for recording/reproducing a servo signal on a magnetic tape, comprises a base portion and a support arm, which is...
7133262 Tape drive apparatus with a head alignment system  
A tape drive apparatus is provided with a base plate and tape path components on this base plate. The apparatus includes a bracket that is adjustably coupled to the base plate, the bracket carrying...
7133261 Tape head having a support plate with contoured surface  
A tape recording head is provided comprising a support plate having a contoured surface with an opening in the contoured surface which allows head chips to protrude far enough to allow proper head...
7113374 Rotary head having an airflow adjustment magnetic head and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus  
The present invention provides a rotary head comprising a tubular rotary cylinder; and a magnetic head for carrying out at least one of recording and reading of information with respect to a...
7099120 Method for supporting a tape head assembly on an air cushion  
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...
6995956 Rotary head having an adjustable magnetic head and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus  
The present invention provides a rotary head comprising a tubular rotary cylinder; and a magnetic head for carrying out at least one of recording and reading of information with respect to a...
6992847 Linear sliding tape scanner and method for using same  
An apparatus for helical scan recording/playback of preselected tacks on a flexible tape medium comprising a linear slide structure capable of movement transversely relative to a longitudinal...
6985430 Transducer positioning device  
A transducer positioning apparatus includes a frame, a first carriage movably associated with the frame and having a guide member, a second carriage that is movable with respect to the guide member...
6885524 Audio/control head assembly of magnetic recording and reproducing device  
An audio/control head assembly of a magnetic recording and reproducing device includes: a head base on which an audio/control head is mounted; a plurality of engaging parts formed at a main...
6728076 Cartridge having sensor hole to be opened/closed and apparatus and method for driving the same  
A cartridge having a sensor hole to be opened/closed and a method and an apparatus for driving the same. To improve a problem that a cartridge receiving a DVD-RAM disc which has been once withdrawn...
6661608 Structure for mounting a magnetic head to a chassis  
In a mounting structure for mounting a conductive shielding case, accommadating therein an audio magnetic head, to a chassis via of an adjusting plate, columnar protrusions formed on both side...
6639760 Compliant worm gear and worm gear bracket  
A mechanical linkage, including a worm gear and a worm gear support bracket, for joining a drive motor to a helical gear; it is particularly adapted for controlling a tape drive head. The worm gear...
6585156 Multichannel magnetic head, method of manufacturing a multichannel magnetic head, and a card reader using the same  
A multichannel magnetic head includes a plurality of sets of magnetic core half bodies, each of the sets having two of the half bodies facing each other, and a plurality of magnetic gap portions,...
6522506 Apparatus and method for variably projecting a magnetic head element in a magnetic head unit  
An apparatus and method for a magnetic head unit which keeps good contact between a magnetic head element and a magnetic tape to effectively suppress wear of the magnetic head element and damage to...
6501606 Fly height control for a read/write head over patterned media  
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a fly height of a read/write head in a disc drive is actively controlled as the read/write head is positioned over a rotating disc with a...
6469860 Damped tape head  
The recent trend towards incorporating a higher density of data tracks on magnetic tape has necessitated more accurate mechanisms for positioning tape heads. A system for seeking tracks on a...
6442004 Magnetic head linear actuator assembly for a magnetic data storage drive  
A magnetic head element linear actuator assembly including a base, a platform, a core, a coil, a plurality of slats and a plurality of magnetic bars. The platform is positioned opposite the base...
6437946 Coarse and fine positioning device employing a single driving mechanism  
An apparatus for positioning a transducer includes a fixed frame and a moving frame movably associated with the fixed frame such that the moving frame is movable between a plurality of discrete...
6411474 Carriage and actuator assembly  
A servo positioned carriage and actuator assembly in which a part of the carriage is positioned within the central portion of the motor. The motor, typically a voice coil motor, includes a coil of...
6404598 Flexible circuit routing configuration for a fine/coarse positioner for a tape drive  
Disclosed is a method of increasing the transfer rate of a magnetic tape drive by employing at least one head gap per rail. A flexible printed circuit provides communication between main control...
6349020 Head tilting mechanism for tape drives  
A magnetic tape head tilting mechanism for adjusting the zenith of the magnetic head. The zenith adjustment mechanism eliminates the cumulative tolerances inherent in the components of mechanisms...
6339522 Magnetic data transfer system with dynamic head-to-tape alignment  
A magnetic data transfer system includes a tape drive with a magnetic tape cartridge insertable in a cartridge receptacle in the tape drive, and a magnetic data transfer head having at least two...
6335839 Magnetic head device including a playback head and a recording head maintaining contact with a film  
A magnetic head device for reading and recording information from a magnetic recording section of a photographic film has a recording head and a playback head. The playback head and recording head...
6331920 Backward compatible head and head positioning assembly for a linear digital tape drive  
A tape recording and playback unit records and reads back data from tape either in a high track density standard format or alternatively reads back data from a tape previously recorded on another...
6307718 Tape head positioning device for adjusting azimuth head tilt  
A magnetic tape head tilting mechanism for tilting the magnetic head to a desired azimuth angle. The azimuth tilting mechanism uses a worm gear and worm, driven by a stepper motor, which...
6301083 Video tape recorder  
In a video tape recorder of the invention, a position adjusting mechanism for adjusting the X distance comprises a support plate 6 having a control head mounted thereon, a pivot pin 16 pivotally...
6275359 Head arrangement for multitrack recording integrated tape guidance  
Head arrangements for appliances for longitudinal multitrack recording and/or replay of signals using a recording medium in the form of tape have stationary multitrack heads which have a large...
6266215 Tape drive head assembly and apparatus for mounting a tape drive head to a carriage  
An apparatus and method for mounting a tape drive head to a carriage that supports the head on the actuator. The method includes the steps of providing an inside corner on either the head or the...
6229674 Coarse and fine positioning device employing a single driving mechanism  
A read-write head positioning device and method of operation that provide coarse and fine positioning using only one actuator. The read-write head is mounted on a carriage. The carriage is...
6222705 Rotary magnetic head device for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus  
A rotary magnetic head device for a helical scanning magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus includes a rotary drum, a thin-film magnetic head (6) protruding from the rotary drum in a...
6195238 Tape head azimuth adjustment  
The azimuth angle between a tape head and magnetic tape accessed by the tape head must be properly set in high areal information density magnetic tape drives. A frame for setting the azimuth angle...
6188532 Backward compatible head and head positioning assembly for a linear digital tape drive  
A tape recording and playback unit records and reads back data from tape either in a high track density standard format or alternatively reads back data from a tape previously recorded on another...
6078478 Read/write recording device and head positioning mechanism therefor  
A recording device (10) operative to read and write data on a recording medium (200) has a support frame (26), a take-up mechanism (24), bearing elements (18, 22) on opposite sides of a recording...
6075678 Pivoting lever cam guide tape head positioner  
A fine lateral head positioner for a tape drive includes a frame mounted to a base of a tape transport. A tape head slides laterally along a head guide. A guide beam actuated by a fine position...
6043958 Device for coarse and fine positioning of a first element and a second element relatively to each other  
The invention relates to a device for positioning a first element relatively to a second element. The device according to the invention uses lifting means comprising a cam element and actuator...
5999377 Holding device for stationary arranged write/read heads of a recorder  
A head carrier plate is pressed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the videotape by spring force against stops. The audio control head bears with its lower edge on a support which...
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