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Increasing tape drive head performance with sectional cleaning using a cartridge memory

US11037588B1 · kind B1 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Stefan Wiedemann · Munich, DE
Markus Schäfer · Horterhof, DE
Erik Rueger · Mainz, DE
Robert Beiderbeck · Wassenberg, DE
Ole Asmussen · Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2020
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 4, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S15/12
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tape cartridge for increasing tape drive head performance is provided. The tape cartridge comprises a cleaning tape, a tape guide arrangement that guides the cleaning tape within the cleaner cartridge, a cleaning fluid application arrangement that applies cleaning fluid to the cleaning tape within the cleaner cartridge, and a cartridge memory that stores cleaning count and motor taches count information. The tape guide arrangement is operable to bring the cleaning tape in contact with the cleaning fluid application arrangement to apply the cleaning fluid onto the cleaning tape when the cleaning tape is subject to a first tension level and avoid the contact with the cleaning fluid application arrangement when the cleaning tape is subject to a second tension level to prevent application of the cleaning fluid onto the cleaning tape.

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