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US 9,741,388 B2Granted
Magnetic tape appliance with selectably always-leading head assemblies
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorRobert G. Biskeborn
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Abstract
A tape appliance with selectably always-leading head assemblies. The tape appliance includes a first tape head module, a second tape head module, and a tape guide assembly for guiding a tape past the first and second tape head modules such that the first tape head module is the leading module for both first and the reverse directions of longitudinal tape travel.
Claims3
A tape appliance comprising:
- a first tape head module;
- a second tape head module in a back-to-back configuration with the first tape head module;
- a motion control system operated to move a tape in a first and a reverse direction of longitudinal travel;
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- a tape guide assembly operated to guide the tape past the first and second tape head modules such that the first tape head module is the leading module when the tape is moved in either the first or the reverse directions of longitudinal tape travel.
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