Leader retention method and device
AssigneeOracle America, Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Vanderheyden, Phillip M. Morgan
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Abstract
A tape drive for use with a tape cartridge having a cartridge leader includes a drive body, and a drive leader that is engageable with the cartridge leader and moveable with respect to the drive body. The tape drive further includes an engaging member that is engageable with a first portion of the drive leader and moveable with respect to the drive body for connecting the drive leader with the cartridge leader of the tape cartridge. The tape drive also includes a retention feature that is engageable with a second portion of the drive leader for inhibiting disengagement of the drive leader from the engaging member, wherein the second portion of the drive leader is different than the first portion.
Claims20
A tape drive for use with a tape cartridge having a cartridge leader, the tape drive comprising:
- a drive body;
- a drive leader that is engageable with the cartridge leader and moveable with respect to the drive body;
- a guide member supported by the drive body and having a track;
- a coupling member that is engageable with the drive leader and moveable along the track of the guide member for connecting the drive leader with the cartridge leader of the tape cartridge, the coupling member having a slot;
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- a drive member having an engaging portion that is configured to be received in the slot of the coupling member, the drive member being configured to move the coupling member along the track.
A tape drive for use with a tape cartridge having a cartridge leader, the tape drive comprising:
- a drive body;
- a drive leader that is engageable with the cartridge leader and moveable with respect to the drive body;
- an engaging member that is engageable with a first portion of the drive leader and moveable with respect to the drive body for connecting the drive leader with the cartridge leader of the tape cartridge;
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- a retention feature that is engageable with a second portion of the drive leader for inhibiting disengagement of the drive leader from the engaging member, wherein the second portion of the drive leader is different than the first portion.
A method of retaining a drive leader on a buckling mechanism of a tape drive prior to connecting the drive leader with a cartridge leader of a tape cartridge, the method comprising:
- engaging the buckling mechanism with a first portion of the drive leader;
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- positioning a retention feature of the buckling mechanism proximate a second portion of the drive leader, the retention feature being configured to inhibit disengagement of the first portion of the drive leader from the buckling mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.