Apparatus for loading and unloading a tape cartridge
US4805045A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67592
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for loading and unloading a tape cartridge, particularly an IBM 3480 tape cartridge, has a loading rack for receiving the tape cartridge along one of its side edges, so that what is normally considered to be the rear edge of the tape cartridge is laterally received within the loading/unloading mechanism, and equipment for properly interacting with the tape cartridge in this modified orientation for engagement of the leader block of the tape cartridge so that the tape cartridge is then ready for loading into the transport apparatus and for detection of the condition of the tape cartridge within the apparatus.
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