Tape path for a cartridge tape drive
US6744593B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape drive having a cartridge receiving area for receiving a cartridge containing a recording medium on a supply reel is disclosed. The tape drive has a take-up reel. The take-up reel includes a take-up rotatably mounted to the tape drive and a pair of flanges mounted on either side of the take-up hub. A magnetic read/write head is disposed between the cartridge receiving area and the take-up reel. A pair of fixed guide assemblies is disposed symmetrically about the magnetic read/write head. Each of the fixed guide assemblies has a fixed guide mount fixed to the tape drive, a fixed guide attached to a top of the fixed guide mount, and a spring/pressure pad having at least one pressure pad mounted to the fixed guide, wherein the pressure pad applies pressure to a top edge of the recording medium when the tape drive is operational. The tape drive also has a forward guide roller and a rearward guide roller disposed symmetrically about the magnetic read/write head. The forward guide roller is located between the cartridge receiving area and the one of the pair of fixed guide assemblies and the rearward guide roller is located between the take-up reel and the other of the fixed guide …
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