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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
August P Epina, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert J Ganter, Boulder, CO (US);
James H Morehouse, Jamestown, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242182 ; 226118 ; 242 76 ;
Abstract
A magnetic tape drive has support arms positioned in the isolation pocket. The arms taper toward the bottom wall of the pocket to provide a mechanical servo action which keeps the tape in the pocket near the steady-state running position. Beaded tape covers the support arms to enhance movement of the tape over the support arms. Low friction bearings at the corner of the opening of the pocket include a barrel roller mounted on roller bearings at the top corner of the opening and a stationary polished barrel at the bottom corner. Alternatively, air bearings are provided.