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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventor:
David Harper, Vail, AZ (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/5508 (2013.01); G11B 5/5517 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a tape drive reel including a damping structure for reducing position error signals in a tape during operation. The tape drive reel includes a hub including a first flange and a second flange. At least one of the first flange and the second flange includes a damping layer and a single stiffener layer positioned thereon. The damping layer is positioned between the single stiffener layer and the at least one of the first flange and the second flange. The single stiffener layer is more rigid than the damping layer.