Apparatus for cleaning magnetic tape

Details Apparatus for cleaning magnetic tape Apparatus for cleaning magnetic tape

1989-06-19

1990-11-20

Roberts, Edward L.

Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning

Machines

Wiping

15100, 360137, 242197, B08B 1102

Patent

active

049707485

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for automatically cleaning magnetic tape in a cartridge, and in particularl a 3480 type cartridge, has a cartridge nest for receiving and retaining the cartridge, a rotatable take-up hub, a load arm, cleaning apparatus and control apparatus. The load arm swings between a first position, where the arm engages the cartridge load block, and a second position, where the arm and the load block are at the take-up hub. In moving from the first to the second position, the load arm strings the tape through the cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus has tissues for wiping the tape and a scraper for scraping the oxide surface of the tape. The tape is cleaned as it is wound out to the take-up hub and also as it is rewound into the cartridge. The control apparatus provides automatic operation of the load arm, and the wind out and rewind operations.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4635876 (1987-01-01), Hosilyk et al.
patent: 4637088 (1987-01-01), Badaracco et al.
patent: 4713857 (1987-12-01), Cecil et al.

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