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US 8,947,824 B1Granted
Tape guide roller with serpentine flanges
AssigneeOracle International Corporation
InventorsPeter R. Coburn, William J. Vanderheyden
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Abstract
A tape guide roller is provided for use with a tape drive configured to receive a length of tape. The tape guide roller includes a roller body having an outer surface for receiving the tape thereon, and flanges on opposite ends of the roller body. At least one of the flanges has a portion with a serpentine configuration in cross-section.
Claims13
A tape guide roller for a tape drive configured to receive a length of tape, the tape guide roller comprising:
- a roller body having an outer surface for receiving the tape thereon;
- and
- flanges on opposite ends of the roller body, at least one of the flanges having a portion with a serpentine configuration in cross-section, wherein the serpentine configuration comprises first and second arcs that curve in opposite directions and that meet at a point of tangency, such that the serpentine configuration defines a continuously curved shape in cross-section.
A tape drive for use with a length of tape, the tape drive comprising:
- a drive body;
- and
- a tape guide roller mounted on the drive body, the tape guide roller including a roller body having an outer surface for receiving the tape thereon, and flanges on opposite ends of the roller body, at least one of the flanges having a portion with a serpentine configuration in cross-section, wherein the serpentine configuration comprises first and second arcs that curve in opposite directions and that meet at a point of tangency, such that the serpentine configuration defines a continuously curved shape in cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.