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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Daniel Underkofler, Lafayette, CO (US);
William J. Vanderheyden, Loveland, CO (US);
Daniel Underkofler, Lafayette, CO (US);
William J. Vanderheyden, Loveland, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A tape guide mechanism in a storage device is disclosed for defining an improved roller guide tape path. A cartridge reel is provided for supplying tape to a take-up reel. Multiple flanged guides are provided located remotely from the cartridge and take-up reels. A non-flanged post guide is provided located proximate to the take-up reel for increasing a length of the tape path and for permitting the flanged guides to be located remotely from the cartridge and take-up reels so that the flanged guides are not located in proximity to the cartridge or take-up reels. An axis of symmetry exists longitudinally about one or two read/write heads. The tape path length is generally symmetrically disposed about this axis of symmetry.