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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel W. Underkofler, Lafayette, CO (US);
Roger H. Grow, Lafayette, CO (US);
William T. Veno, Thornton, CO (US);
Phillip M. Morgan, Berthoud, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/566 ; G11B 5/41 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/566 ; G11B 5/41 ;
Abstract
A tape drive for use with magnetic tape includes a drive body and a cleaning member supported by the drive body. The tape drive also includes a tape guide moveably associated with the drive body, such that the tape guide is moveable between a tape-unloaded position and a tape-loaded position. When the tape guide moves between the tape-unloaded position and the tape-loaded position, the tape guide engages the cleaning member such that the cleaning member may remove debris from the tape guide.