Storage medium leader mechanism, a storage medium leader apparatus, a web storage device, and a method of forming a storage medium leader mechanism
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorHiroyuki Shimanuki
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Abstract
A storage medium leader mechanism for threading a film of a storage medium on a machine reel in a storage medium apparatus along a guide includes a rotational shaft and a leader block. The leader block includes a first contact unit that is contactable with the guide that guides the leader block, and a second contact unit that is contactable with the guide. The first and second contact units are co-planar, a co-planarity of the first and second contact units being substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of the rotational shaft.
Claims18
A storage medium leader mechanism for threading a film of a storage medium on a machine reel in a storage medium apparatus along a guide, comprising:
- a rotational shaft;
- a leader block that picks up said film, said leader block being rotatably connected with said rotational shaft, wherein said leader block includes:
- a first contact unit that is contactable with said guide that guides said leader block;
- and
- a second contact unit that is contactable with said guide,
- wherein said first and second contact units are co-planar, a co-planarity of said first and second contact units being substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of said rotational shaft.
A storage medium leader mechanism for threading a film of a storage medium on a machine reel in a storage medium apparatus along a guide, comprising:
- means for picking up said film;
- means for rotating said means for picking up means, said picking up means being rotatably connected with said rotating means;
- and
- wherein said picking up means includes:
- first means for contacting a single guide that guides said picking up means;
- and
- second means for contacting said single guide, wherein said first and second contacting means are co-planar, a co-planarity of said first and second contacting means being substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of said rotating means.
A method of forming a storage medium leader mechanism for threading a film of a storage medium on a machine reel in a storage medium apparatus along a guide, comprising:
- providing a rotational shaft;
- providing a leader block that picks up said film, said leader block being rotatably connected with said rotational shaft;
- providing a first contact unit that is contactable with said guide that guides said leader block;
- and
- providing a second contact unit that is contactable with said guide with said leader block,
- said first and second contact units being co-planar, a co-planarity of said first and second contact units being substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of said rotational shaft.
A web storage device, comprising:
- a rotational shaft;
- a leader block that picks up said web, said leader block being rotatably connected with said rotational shaft;
- and
- a single guide that guides said leader block, wherein said leader block includes:
- a first contact unit that is contactable with said single guide that guides said leader block;
- and
- a second contact unit that is contactable with said single guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.