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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2004
Douglas W. Johnson, Stillwater, MN (US);
James S. Anderson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Richard W. Molstad, St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert W. Tapani, Oakdale, MN (US);
Douglas W. Johnson, Stillwater, MN (US);
James S. Anderson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Richard W. Molstad, St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert W. Tapani, Oakdale, MN (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to arrangements of tapered data storage tape guides which can improve the guiding of data storage tape. Tapered data storage tape guides having specific sizes relative to the data storage tape are also disclosed. The tapered data storage tape guides and arrangements of tapered guides can improve the ability to properly guide the data storage tape, e.g., during media fabrication, servo recording or readout, data recording or data readout. In one embodiment, a data storage tape guiding system may include a first tapered guide and a second tapered guide. The taper in the first guide can be opposite the taper in the second guide such that the data storage tape is forced against an upper flange of the first guide and forced against a lower flange of the second guide, or vice versa.