Backward compatible head for quasi-static tilted reading and/or recording

摘要

The present invention, in some embodiments, relates to magnetic heads having modules with arrays of transducers able to read and/or write while the arrays are positioned at different angles relative to a magnetic medium, thereby enabling reading and/or writing in more than one data storage format. An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a first module having a first array of N+1 transducers, and a second module having a second array of N+1 transducers. Axes of the arrays are oriented about parallel to each other. N of the N+1 transducers of a first array of a first of the modules are about aligned with N of the N+1 transducers of a second array of a second of the modules when the axes of the arrays are tilted at a first angle greater than about 0.1° relative to a line oriented perpendicular to an intended direction of tape travel thereacross.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first module having a first array of N+1 transducers; and a second module having a second array of N+1 transducers,
wherein an axis of each array is defined between opposite ends thereof,wherein the axes of the arrays are oriented about parallel to each other,wherein no more than N of the N+1 transducers of the first array of the first module are about aligned with N of the N+1 transducers of the second array of the second module when the axes of the arrays are positioned towards a first position, the first position being characterized by the axes of the arrays each being oriented at a first angle greater than about 0.1° relative to a line oriented perpendicular to an intended direction of tape travel thereacross.