Patent ID: 7839598
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A read/write device for a tape drive system for a tape, comprising: a base having a first support frame; a first lever pivotally coupled to said first support frame at a first pivot point, said first lever having a first side on one side of said first pivot point and a second side on the other side of said first pivot point; a second lever pivotally coupled to said first support frame at a second pivot point, said second lever having a first side on one side of said second pivot point and a second side on the other side of said second pivot point; a first mass carried by the first side of each of said first and second levers, said first mass including a link member pivotally coupled to said first lever at a third pivot point on said first side of said first lever, said link member being pivotally coupled to said second lever at a fourth pivot point on said first side of said second lever, said first mass further including a tape read/write head supported by said link member; a motor adapted to pivot said first and second levers about said first and second pivot points, respectively, so as to move said read/write head; and a second mass carried by the second side of each of said first and second levers, said second mass including at least a portion of said motor wherein said first and second levers are balanced on said first and second pivots, respectively, by said first and second masses.