Patent ID: 11935563
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A tape drive, comprising:
a first tape head;
a second tape head disposed adjacent to and linearly aligned with the first tape head in a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of a tape;
a first actuator coupled to the first tape head, the first actuator configured to tilt the first tape head in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, and to move the first tape head in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and a fourth direction opposite the third direction; and
a second actuator coupled to the second tape head, the second actuator configured to tilt the second tape head in the first direction and the second direction, and to move the second tape head in the third direction and the fourth direction.