Magnetic tape guiding system guide roller with single flange oriented at lower debris tape edge
US7325763B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/605
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Magnetic tape guiding system takes advantage of characteristics of slit magnetic tape wherein one of the two tape edges has a higher tendency to shed tape debris than the other, and the slit tape is consistently loaded into tape cartridges in the same direction. A tape guiding system is configured to guide a magnetic tape along a tape path extending across magnetic tape head(s) from a tape cartridge oriented in a single direction, the cartridge having a length of magnetic tape with a second edge tending to create lower debris under contact than a first edge. At least one single flange tape guide roller has a cylindrical surface oriented to provide the tape path for the magnetic tape, and has a single flange at one end of the cylindrical surface that is oriented with respect to the cartridge receiver to correspond to the second edge of the magnetic tape.
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