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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/12 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 15/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/122 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 15/32 (2013.01); G11B 33/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to an interface connector in a tape embedded drive. The tape embedded drive has two long edges and two short edges. Within the tape embedded drive, there are numerous guide rollers, at least three feedthrough connectors, and two reels. The interface connector is located along one of the short edges and underneath one of the two reels. By placing the interface connector at that location, the tape embedded drive has sufficient real estate for all of the necessary reels, feedthrough connectors, and guide rollers while also ensuring stability of the tape embedded drive.