Patent ID: 9711169
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G11B

Claim:
1. A sensor array for reading data from a storage medium comprising a plurality of tracks, the sensor array comprising: a first sensor; a second sensor; and a third sensor, wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are configured to obtain signals from adjacent tracks of the plurality of tracks of the storage medium, the signals being associated with data stored at the adjacent tracks; wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are arranged coaxially along a second direction; wherein the second sensor is arranged between the first sensor and the third sensor along the second direction; wherein the second sensor partially overlaps each of the first sensor and the third sensor along a first direction; wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are spaced apart from each other along the second direction; wherein the first direction extends perpendicular to the plurality of tracks; and wherein the second direction extends perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the sensor array includes only the first, second, and third sensors.