Method for fabricating an apparatus for use in a tape drive
US9087550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/75
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated reel hub and motor shaft assembly for a tape drive that limits axial and radial run-out of tape (e.g., magnetic, optical) relative to a read/write head assembly and the various errors (e.g., loading, tension, reading, writing, and the like) associated therewith. In one arrangement, a reel hub of a reel assembly is directly molded (e.g., via an injection molding process) onto and around an end of a drive or motor shaft of a drive assembly. As a result, a more consistent head to tape interface, greater tape tracking performance, increased track density, and the like may be achieved.
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