Flange guide for improved tape winding
US6644581B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/602
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A winding flange guide (10) is utilized to provide a better quality wind of a strand media. The guide (10) has a first flange (12) and a second flange (13) which constrain the movement of the outer wraps of the tape pancake formed by the tape media. The winding flange guide (10) is utilized in a servo writer (20), tape cartridge (40, 60) and tape drive (80).
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