Tape drive having a selectively retractable drive hub
US5227935A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In order to enable a tape drive machine to be constructed in a housing (30) with low height, a hub (36) which in operation projects from a drive motor (34) into a tape cartridge (10) is retractable into the motor (34) to permit the cartridge (10) to be slid out from the machine in the edgewise direction. In an alternative embodiment, the motor and hub can be slid part-way out of the housing (30). A tape drive machine also discloses indexing of a tape drive head, a path for the tape, threading of the tape, the drive motor, construction of a motor stator, and detection of the beginning and end of tape.
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