Tape cartridge with mount plate
US5316235A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 31, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/08757
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape cartridge having a solid metal mount plate including a plurality of surfaces thereon simultaneously machined to the same plane. Tape reels and tape guides are affixed to the mount plate, thereby ensuring precise alignment to each other. A portion of at least one of the surfaces is exposed to the outside of the tape cartridge by recesses in the tape cartridge cover. Upon seating the tape cartridge in a tape drive, guides are inserted into the recesses, thereby ensuring precise alignment of the tape to a tape head in the tape drive.
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