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US 5,703,741 AGranted
Belt-driven tape cartridge with tape vibration damping pin
AssigneeGigatek Memory Systems
InventorsAndrew Wrobel, Leonard C. Badour
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AssigneeGigatek Memory Systems
InventorsAndrew Wrobel, Leonard C. Badour
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A belt-driven tape cartridge that includes at least one vibration damping pin. The cartridge comprises a base plate, two spools and various tape path members, such as roller guides, tension pins, and the like. The vibration damping pin is mounted on the base plate along an otherwise uninterrupted tape run between two tape path members. A characteristic of the damping pin that distinguishes it from other tape path members is that it does not alter the direction of the tape path significantly (if at all), i.e., any wrap angle is minimal; its sole function is to stabilize the tape. Furthermore, the wrap angle remains constant during operation. In embodiments including more than one damping pin, the pins may be distributed on both sides of the tape or all on the same.
An improvement in a tape cartridge having a base plate, a plurality of tape path members mounted on a surface of said base plate, two spools rotatably mounted on said surface of said base plate, a plurality of belt guides, a flexible belt extending around said belt guides, and a magnetic tape threadably extending around said tape path members between said spools, the improvement comprising:
An improvement in a tape cartridge having a base plate, a plurality of tape path members mounted on a surface of said base plate, two spools rotatably mounted on said surface of said base plate, a plurality of belt guides, a flexible belt extending around said belt guides, and a magnetic tape threadably extending around said tape path members between said spools, the improvement comprising:
An improvement in a tape cartridge having a base plate, a plurality of tape path members mounted on a surface of said base plate, two spools rotatably mounted on said surface of said base plate, a plurality of belt guides, a flexible belt extending around said belt guides, and a magnetic tape threadably extending around said tape path members between said spools, the improvement comprising:
An improvement in a tape cartridge having a base plate, a plurality of tape path members mounted on a surface of said base plate, two spools rotatably mounted on said surface of said base plate, a plurality of belt guides, a flexible belt extending around said belt guides, and a magnetic tape threadably extending around said tape path members between said spools, the improvement comprising:
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