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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Masahito Kobayashi, Ushiko, JP;
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 23/087 (2006.01); G11B 25/06 (2006.01); G11B 33/14 (2006.01); G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2013.01); G11B 5/00817 (2013.01); G11B 5/4893 (2013.01); G11B 5/5504 (2013.01); G11B 21/027 (2013.01); G11B 23/087 (2013.01); G11B 25/063 (2013.01); G11B 33/14 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A storage device comprises tape reel(s) holding tape media for storing data, a head assembly, motor(s) configured to actuate the head assembly, a sealed casing, and a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) configured to control operations of the motor(s). The head assembly comprises a support structure, a head bar with read head(s) and write head(s), and a suspension system connecting the head bar to the support structure. The sealed casing encloses in its interior the tape reel(s), the head assembly, and the motor(s). Meanwhile, the PCBA is mounted on an external surface of the casing.