Tape drive with tray for counteracting inverted cartridge insert

Details Tape drive with tray for counteracting inverted cartridge insert Tape drive with tray for counteracting inverted cartridge insert

1998-01-21

1999-12-07

Evans, Jefferson

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Tape record

2423382, G11B 15675

Patent

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059993626

ABSTRACT:
A magnetic tape drive (20) has features for counteracting inverted insertion of a tape cartridge. A loading tray (30) of the drive has a displaceabie dustcover release element (72) which actuates a release lever of a dustcover of the cartridge when the cartridge is properly inserted into the tray but which displaces when an inverted cartridge is inserted into the tray. In one embodiment, the displaceable dustcover release element resiliently protrudes through an aperture (70) of a bottom wall (60) of the tray and into an interior of the tray. The tray has a bottom wall with a bottom wall edge (90) configured to extend over a dustcover lid of an inverted cartridge inserted into the tray and thereby preclude catching of the dustcovet on the bottom wall. Moreover, the tray has inverted cartridge stop members (82) provided at a position to abut an inverted cartridge upon full insertion of the inverted cartridge into the tray.

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