Data storage tape cartridge with guide having wear pattern
US6563670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/08757
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage tape cartridge (10) includes two tape guides (23, 24). The tapes guides (23, 24) have a foil (43, 143, 243) which is constructed from material which causes a wear pattern (200) to be formed in the foil (43), thereby removing localized forces and spreading out the forces and thereby decreasing the tape pressure.
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