Rolling element for guiding a hub filler in a tape drive
US6626387B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for loading a tape from a removable tape cartridge into a take-up reel has a hub filler that is frictionlessly guided from a removable tape cartridge to a take-up reel utilizing a roller element attached to the bottom of the hub filler. The roller element prevents the wearing down of the guide pin and allows for accurate and reliable picking up and dropping off of tape at the tape cartridge.
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