Cartridge tape drive
US4573091A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1982 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67521
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drive for a tape cartridge having an access door along one side edge thereof. The drive includes a housing having a front panel and an elongate tray dimensioned to have the cartridge inserted endwise thereon. The tray is supported within the housing for longitudinal movement from a retracted position in which the tray is substantially contained within the housing to an extended position in which a portion of the tray extends through a slot in the front panel of the housing. A mechanism is provided for opening the access door of the cartridge while the cartridge is supported on the tray and the tray is being moved from its extended position to its retracted position. Another mechanism is provided for moving a read/write head and a capstan drive within the housing between operative engagement and disengagement with the cartridge after the cartridge has been inserted onto the tray and the tray has been moved to its retracted position.
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