Tape drive with movable centering guide and door opening arrange

Details Tape drive with movable centering guide and door opening arrange Tape drive with movable centering guide and door opening arrange

1997-09-26

1999-04-06

Nguyen, John Q.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information...

Cartridge system

242338, 2423384, 360 94, G11B 2304, G11B 5008

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058906690

ABSTRACT:
A tape drive for accommodating tape cartridges of different sizes and capacities is provided with a tape insertion opening, a first guide at a first side of the tape insertion opening, and a second guide at a second side of the tape insertion opening. The first and second guides are separated from one another to provide a first opening width that accommodates insertion of tape cartridges of a first size between the first and second guides. The first and second guides are movable within the tape insertion opening to provide a second opening width that accommodates insertion of tape cartridges of a second size.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4556923 (1985-12-01), Olmsted
patent: 5109308 (1992-04-01), Kukreja et al.
patent: 5237469 (1993-08-01), Kukreja et al.
patent: 5314141 (1994-05-01), Ishii et al.

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