Tape drive with movable cartridge door opening mechanism
US5660345A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/66
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape drive for accommodating tape cartridges of different sizes and capacities is provided with a drive mouth and a movable door opening mechanism within the drive mouth. The movable door opening mechanism opens a cartridge door of a tape cartridge as it is inserted into the drive mouth. The movable door opening mechanism remains in a first position during initial insertion of a tape cartridge until the cartridge door of the tape cartridge is open, and moves to a second position during further insertion of the tape cartridge to accommodate that tape cartridge within the drive mouth.
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