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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2001
Henrik Vladimir Nejezchleb, Boulder, CO (US);
Clark Milo Janssen, Loveland, CO (US);
Henrik Vladimir Nejezchleb, Boulder, CO (US);
Clark Milo Janssen, Loveland, CO (US);
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The self-centering tape reel for a single reel tape cartridge provides a magnetic tape reel that is equipped with one or more features to center the tape reel with respect to a rotatably driven feature, such as a drive chuck, in the tape drive that rotates the tape reel. The self-centering tape reel uses a chamfered ring that encircles the drive teeth formed on the tape reel that engage the drive chuck. The chamfered ring fits into a chamfer that is formed in the circumference of the spline access hole located in the bottom of the tape cartridge housing.