GB2374975B - Fast search with reduced head wear - Google Patents

Fast search with reduced head wear

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Publication number
GB2374975B
GB2374975B GB0110244A GB0110244A GB2374975B GB 2374975 B GB2374975 B GB 2374975B GB 0110244 A GB0110244 A GB 0110244A GB 0110244 A GB0110244 A GB 0110244A GB 2374975 B GB2374975 B GB 2374975B
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GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
fast search
head wear
reduced head
reduced
wear
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0110244A
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
GB0110244D0 (en
GB2374975A (en
Inventor
Peter King
Geoffrey Fisher
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
HP Inc
Original Assignee
Hewlett Packard Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Hewlett Packard Co filed Critical Hewlett Packard Co
Priority to GB0110244A priority Critical patent/GB2374975B/en
Publication of GB0110244D0 publication Critical patent/GB0110244D0/en
Priority to US10/118,888 priority patent/US6856488B2/en
Priority to JP2002121697A priority patent/JP2002334413A/ja
Publication of GB2374975A publication Critical patent/GB2374975A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2374975B publication Critical patent/GB2374975B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/52—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with simultaneous movement of head and record carrier, e.g. rotation of head
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/18—Driving; Starting; Stopping; Arrangements for control or regulation thereof
    • G11B15/44—Speed-changing arrangements; Reversing arrangements; Drive transfer means therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/60—Guiding record carrier
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G11B5/5504—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across tape tracks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
    • G11B5/584—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for track following on tapes
GB0110244A 2001-04-26 2001-04-26 Fast search with reduced head wear Expired - Fee Related GB2374975B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0110244A GB2374975B (en) 2001-04-26 2001-04-26 Fast search with reduced head wear
US10/118,888 US6856488B2 (en) 2001-04-26 2002-04-10 Method and apparatus for reducing read/write head wear while maintaining tape path and tension during search mode
JP2002121697A JP2002334413A (ja) 2001-04-26 2002-04-24 ヘッド磨耗を低減した高速サーチ

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0110244A GB2374975B (en) 2001-04-26 2001-04-26 Fast search with reduced head wear

Publications (3)

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GB0110244D0 GB0110244D0 (en) 2001-06-20
GB2374975A GB2374975A (en) 2002-10-30
GB2374975B true GB2374975B (en) 2005-03-23

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GB0110244A Expired - Fee Related GB2374975B (en) 2001-04-26 2001-04-26 Fast search with reduced head wear

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US (1) US6856488B2 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2002334413A (enExample)
GB (1) GB2374975B (enExample)

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US8036088B1 (en) * 2010-06-14 2011-10-11 Oracle International Corporation Optical tape drive movable planarizer subsystem and method for minimizing damage to an optical pickup unit
JP5994245B2 (ja) * 2011-12-12 2016-09-21 富士通株式会社 磁気テープ装置および磁気ヘッドの移動制御方法
US9230590B1 (en) 2014-12-11 2016-01-05 International Business Machines Corporation Dynamic adjustments of tape head wrap angles
US10014017B1 (en) 2017-12-28 2018-07-03 International Business Machines Corporation Tape drive with independent transverse motion of transducer and transducer housing
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US5179486A (en) * 1990-09-06 1993-01-12 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Head positioning and tape support apparatus for data recorder
JPH07272232A (ja) * 1994-03-31 1995-10-20 Sony Corp 記録再生装置
JPH08273250A (ja) * 1995-03-31 1996-10-18 Aiwa Co Ltd テープレコーダ
EP0744736A2 (en) * 1995-05-24 1996-11-27 Eastman Kodak Company Permanent magnetic erase head assembly

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US3169720A (en) * 1959-07-27 1965-02-16 Albert C Nolte Recording medium drive
US3185484A (en) * 1962-07-20 1965-05-25 Ramona B Moore Index rotor with plural heads for magnetic tape recorders
US3333065A (en) * 1963-07-25 1967-07-25 Ampex Apparatus for reducing frictional wear of a transducing head against a magnetic tape
JPS5843820B2 (ja) * 1978-10-19 1983-09-29 三洋電機株式会社 カセット式テ−プレコ−ダ−
JPS60173715A (ja) * 1984-02-14 1985-09-07 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> 磁気テ−プ装置
JPH052800A (ja) * 1991-06-26 1993-01-08 Tanashin Denki Co テープカセツトローデイング装置
DE19602740A1 (de) * 1996-01-26 1997-07-31 Philips Patentverwaltung Magnetbandkassettengerät

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5179486A (en) * 1990-09-06 1993-01-12 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Head positioning and tape support apparatus for data recorder
JPH07272232A (ja) * 1994-03-31 1995-10-20 Sony Corp 記録再生装置
JPH08273250A (ja) * 1995-03-31 1996-10-18 Aiwa Co Ltd テープレコーダ
EP0744736A2 (en) * 1995-05-24 1996-11-27 Eastman Kodak Company Permanent magnetic erase head assembly

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GB0110244D0 (en) 2001-06-20
GB2374975A (en) 2002-10-30
US20020159195A1 (en) 2002-10-31
JP2002334413A (ja) 2002-11-22
US6856488B2 (en) 2005-02-15

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Effective date: 20060426