Patent ID: 6275350
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A transducer arrangement for writing and reading data on a plurality of data tracks of a magnetic tape progressing along a magnetic tape path, said transducer arrangement comprising:an array of transducer pairs positioned in a widthwise direction across at least a portion of a width of said magnetic tape path, each transducer pair having a write transducer and a read transducer dedicated to writing and reading data on a particular data track, said write transducers being on a same side of said read transducers within said array, said write and read transducers having orientations such that first centerlines through said write transducers are generally parallel to second centerlines through said read transducers, distances between said first and second centerlines within transducer pairs being greater with distance of said transducer pairs from a first reference point for positioning said array relative to said magnetic tape; anda magnetic head extending across at least said portion of said magnetic tape path in a direction perpendicular to said magnetic tape path, said array being fixed to said magnetic head, said first reference point being located at a center of the magnetic head, said distances between said first and second centerlines within said transducer pairs thereby increasing with distance of said transducer pairs from said center, wherein a center transducer pair of said array is located at said first reference point, said first and second centerlines of said center transducer pair being coincident.