Patent · US Expired

Cartridge tape drive

US5204792A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 1992
Grant dateApr 20, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 16, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/67521
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cartridge tape drive having a housing with an opening dimensioned to allow endwise insertion of a rectangular cartridge with an access door along a side edge thereof. The cartridge is supported on a stationary support within the housing. The cartridge tape drive is provided with a mechanism which opens the access door, and a mechanism which moves the cartridge laterally within the housing into operative engagement with a magnetic head. The magnetic head is attached to the stationary support.

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