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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 10, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a module of a tape head having multiple modules, a beam support member of at least one module has an alignment leg portion projecting from a body portion of the beam support member at a position displaced from the ends of the beam support member. The alignment leg of one module is matched with the alignment leg of another module to maximize glue adhesion between the legs and minimize positional drifting of the modules after glue curing in a staggered orientation. In another aspect, the support surface of a beam support member of a tape head module extends beyond the end of the wafer chiplet disposed on the beam support member to fully support the wafer chiplet. In still another aspect, one end of a beam support member of a tape head module is chamfered to facilitate mounting the tilted tape head assembly into a tape drive actuator.