Tape drive sensor system
US7405901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67555
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data drive for detecting loading/unloading positions and media type is provided. The drive includes: a drive base; a receiver for receiving a storage media device, the receiver being movably coupled to the drive base and translatable from an unloaded position to a loaded position; a media flag, for detecting a media type of the storage media device, movably coupled to the receiver and translatable from a first position to a second position when the storage media device is inserted into the receiver; a media flag sensor fixedly coupled to the drive base for detecting movement of the media flag; a receiver flag, for detecting position of the storage media device, fixedly coupled to the receiver; and a receiver flag sensor fixedly coupled to the drive base for detecting movement of the receiver flag.
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