Magnetic tape device and tape guide
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorTsuneyoshi Oohara
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Abstract
In a case in which hydrobearings are used in the tape guides of a magnetic tape device, the guide surface for guiding a magnetic tape is formed by a plurality of circular arc surfaces. In accordance therewith, the contact surface area of a magnetic tape and tape guide becomes smaller, making it possible to prevent the sticking of a magnetic tape to tape guide.
Claims6
A magnetic tape device, comprising:
- a magnetic head for performing read/write operation to a magnetic tape traveling a tape travel path;
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- tape guides, each of which has a guide surface for guiding said magnetic tape along said tape travel path, and which are positioned respectively on the upstream side and downstream side of said magnetic head,
- wherein the guide surface of said tape guide is formed by a plurality of circular arc surfaces.
A tape guide having a guide surface for guiding said magnetic tape which travels along a tape travel path inside a magnetic tape device for performing read/write operation to a magnetic tape, wherein said guide surface is formed by a plurality of circular arc surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.