Two-sided compliant tape guide
US6353514B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/08771
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage cartridge includes a length of magnetic tape wound on a pair of tape reels within a housing to define a tape path. A tape guide disposed along a portion of the tape path includes a top and bottom flange. Each flange is resilient so that it acts to resiliently guide an edge of the tape. This minimizes violent crashes of a tape edge against the tape guide. Each flange may have a plurality of spaced resilient finger guides for directly contacting the edges of the tape. The finger guides serve to independently exert a force on the edges of the tape, thereby guiding the tape.
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