US 11,657,842 B2
Tape drive with head-gimbal assembly and contact plate
Diane L. Brown, San Jose, CA (US); and Trevor W. Olson, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,861.
Application 17/697,861 is a division of application No. 17/230,654, filed on Apr. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,315,593.
Application 17/230,654 is a continuation of application No. 16/864,050, filed on Apr. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,087,786, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0208224 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. G11B 5/56 (2006.01); G11B 15/32 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 5/58 (2006.01); G11B 15/43 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 5/56 (2013.01) [G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 5/581 (2013.01); G11B 5/60 (2013.01); G11B 15/32 (2013.01); G11B 15/43 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage device, comprising:
a tape reel;
a tape media coupled to the tape reel; and
a head-gimbal assembly for reading data from and writing data to the tape media, wherein the head-gimbal assembly is configured to fly above the tape media when reading data from and writing data to the tape media and wherein the head-gimbal assembly comprises:
a suspension having a base end, a top end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the base end to the top end;
a slider coupled to the top end of the suspension;
a magnetic head assembly coupled to a top end of the slider;
a first actuator coupled to a first side of the base end of the suspension, the first side being disposed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and
a second actuator coupled to a second side of the base end of the suspension, the second side being opposite the first side, wherein the first and second actuators are piezoelectric push-pull actuators.