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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary W. Collins, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/564 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/564 ;
Abstract
A tape transport system for positioning magnetic tape moving over a tape head is provided. The tape system includes at least one air bearing having a sinuous surface over which travels one side of the tape and a mating sinuous surface over which travels the other side of the tape. The sinuous surfaces each have openings through which air is forced. As the tape passes through the bearing, the tape is stiffened, permitting the tape to be precisely guided over the tape head.