US 11,990,154 B1
Seek time to the beginning position of data on tape media
Akira Sakagami, Kanagawa (JP); Takehiko Hamaguchi, Fujisawa (JP); and Keiichi Okada, Yokohama (JP)
Assigned to Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,580.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/455,508, filed on Mar. 29, 2023.
Int. Cl. G11B 5/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 15/18 (2006.01); G11B 21/08 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 21/086 (2013.01) [G11B 5/00813 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data storage device, comprising:
a magnetic tape;
a tape head configured to write data to and read data from the magnetic tape;
a first reel having a first interior surface;
a second reel, wherein the first reel and the second reel are configured to wind and unwind the magnetic tape;
one or more motors configured to actuate the first reel and the second reel;
a first magnetic recording surface disposed on the first interior surface of the first reel;
an actuating arm positioned within the data storage device;
an actuator coupled to a distal end of the actuating arm; and
a magnetic recording head disposed on the actuating arm, the magnetic recording head being situated a distance away from the actuator, wherein the actuating arm is configured to move about the actuator such that the magnetic recording head is able to contact the first magnetic recording surface to write data to and read data from the first magnetic recording surface.