Grooved tape guide roller
AssigneeOracle International Corporation
InventorsPeter R. Coburn, Daniel W. Underkofler
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Abstract
A tape guide roller, for use with a tape drive that is configured to receive a length of tape, includes a roller body having an outer surface with one or more grooved areas and one or more non-grooved areas. The one or more grooved areas make up seventy-five percent or less of the outer surface, and the one or more non-grooved areas make up at least twenty-five percent of the outer surface. Furthermore, the one or more grooved areas are configured to affect traction between the roller body and the tape as the tape passes over the roller body.
Claims20
A tape guide roller for use with a tape drive that is configured to receive a length of tape, the tape guide roller comprising:
- a roller body having an outer surface with one or more grooved areas and one or more non-grooved areas, the one or more grooved areas making up seventy-five percent or less of the outer surface, and the one or more non-grooved areas making up at least twenty-five percent of the outer surface, wherein the one or more grooved areas are configured to affect traction between the roller body and the tape as the tape passes over the roller body.
A tape drive for use with tape, the tape drive comprising:
- a drive body;
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- a tape guide roller mounted on the drive body, the tape guide roller including a roller body having an outer surface with one or more grooved areas and one or more non-grooved areas, the one or more grooved areas making up seventy-five percent or less of the outer surface, and the one or more non-grooved areas making up at least twenty-five percent of the outer surface, wherein the one or more grooved areas are configured to affect traction between the roller body and the tape as the tape passes over the roller body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.