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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2024
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Evan Wheelwright, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Harper, Vail, AZ (US);
Chase Alan Steeves, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin Bruce Judd, Vail, AZ (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/5504 (2013.01); G11B 5/4893 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section of a spring actuator for a tape drive that form a C-shape of the spring actuator. The middle section includes three flexor columns, where a first writer module is bonded to a first flexor column from the three flexor columns, a reader module is bonded to a second flexor column from the three flexor columns, and a second writer module is bonded to a third flexor column from the three flexor columns.