Patent ID: 7001250

Claim:
A tape head polishing device, comprising: a head fixture for holding a tape head; a polishing medium holding device for holding a portion of polishing medium in frictional contact with said tape head, said polishing medium having a longitudinal axis thereof; a head fixture movement device for moving said tape head in a periodic motion in a direction that is orthogonal to said longitudinal polishing medium axis, said periodic motion having a stationary portion thereof and a moving portion thereof; a polishing medium movement device for moving said polishing medium in the direction of said medium longitudinal axis; and a motion synchronization device being engaged to said head fixture movement device and said polishing medium movement device to control the motion of said head fixture movement device and said polishing medium movement device, such that said polishing medium is moved when said tape head is moving at approximately a maximum velocity during said periodic motion of said tape head, and such that said polishing medium is stationary when said tape head is held stationary during said periodic motion of said tape head.