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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Coles, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2423328 ; 242345 ; 242337 ; 242348 ; 2426084 ; 242614 ; 360132 ; 360137 ;
Abstract
A reel for a tape drive and cartridge is provided herein. The reel can be utilized as a take-up reel for the tape drive and/or a feed reel for the cartridge. The reel includes a hub which receives the storage tape and a pair of guide bars which guide the storage tape onto the hub. Importantly, the guide bars inhibit lateral tape movement during transfer of the storage tape between the take-up reel and the feed reel. This minimizes data recovery errors and increases the life of the storage tape.