US 12,266,387 B1
Reworkable tape track following actuator
Mark Alfred Lantz, Adliswil (CH); Walter Haeberle, Waedenswil (CH); Simeon Furrer, Altdorf (CH); and David Harper, Vail, AZ (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/524,046.
Int. Cl. G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 5/584 (2013.01) [G11B 5/00813 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for a reworkable tape track following actuator, the apparatus comprising:
a spring actuator, a head module, a voice coil, and a mounting body, wherein the spring actuator is coupled to the mounting body and the mounting body is removable from a tape drive assembly;
a top section of the spring actuator disposed between a top plate and a middle block of the mounting body;
a bottom section of the spring actuator disposed between a bottom plate and the middle block of the mounting body; and
the head module coupled to a middle section of the spring actuator and the voice coil positioned beneath the head module.