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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2001
John A. Hamming, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Kempton W. Redhead, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Robert R. Heinze, San Clemente, CA (US);
Russell A. Bauer, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Patrick H. McCormack, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Turguy Goker, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Seagate Removable Storage Solutions LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of loading a tape from a single reel tape cartridge into a take-up reel. Position sensors detect position of a guide arm as a tape loading mechanism loads and unloads tapes from a single reel tape cartridge. The position sensors are accurate and eliminate problems that occur from small misalignments of hub filler access with the access of the take-up reel. Further, the position sensors enable the hub filler to consistently attach to a leader pin at the end of the tape of the single reel tape cartridge without frequent malfunctions.