Quantum Corporation

Miniscribe Corporation

Benchmark Tape Systems Corporation

Richard W Morris

Walter Wong

Kevin Sean Fletcher

J Robert Cope

John M Embery

A flex circuit strain relief that routes and restrains flex circuits between a movable component and a stationary component. One end of the flex circuit is connected to the movable component that moves linearly up-and-down. The flex circuit strain relief routes the flex circuit away from the movable component and reroutes the flex circuit in a second direction to create a natural bend in the flex circuit as the flex circuit is rerouted for connection to a stationary component. As the movable member moved linearly up-and-down, the natural bend of the flex circuit rolls with the movement to reduce the stressed on the flex circuit during the movement.

Strain relief for flexible circuit

A guiding assembly in a tape drive employing a single reel for preventing damage to a tape head during the loading and unloading of magnetic tape media from a tape cartridge also employing a single reel. The guiding assembly has a tape guide configured to move a tape path away from the tape head during the loading and unloading of the magnetic tape media.

Guiding assembly for protecting a magnetic tape head

A rotary actuator having at least two legs or arms extending from the distal end of a body containing a bore through which passes a shaft about which the body rotates. A frame extends from the opposite end of the body to support a flat coil which, when the actuator is assembled, cooperates with magnets to function as a rotary 'voice coil'. The entire structure (i.e. the legs, body and frame) is formed as a monolithic structure by casting aluminum or some other non-magnetic metal. Other manufacturing techniques may be used, such as investment casting, machining or extrusion. Hence, no assembly is needed to join the legs or the coil-support frame to the body. Flexure elements are secure to the legs and each flexure element has a hollow pin that is placed within an opening of a respective actuator leg. A ball is driven downwardly through each hollow pin to expand that pin laterally and thus wedge the flexure into firm contact with a mounting pad on the leg. The ball is driven through all the pin/pad holes in succession for a one-step mounting operation for the multi-arm actuator.

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Broomfield, CO, United States of America

Richard W Morris