EP0737327A4 - High performance tape path system - Google Patents

High performance tape path system

Info

Publication number: EP0737327A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: high performance; path system; tape path; performance tape; tape
Prior art date: 1993-12-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP95903642A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0737327A1 (en

Inventor

John S Herron

Christian A Todd

Donovan M Janssen

Barry K Spicer

Pelt Richard W Van

Theodore M Lohmann

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Storage Technology Corp

Original Assignee

Storage Technology Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-12-21

Filing date

1994-11-30

Publication date

1997-08-20

1994-11-30 Application filed by Storage Technology Corp filed Critical Storage Technology Corp

1996-10-16 Publication of EP0737327A1 publication Critical patent/EP0737327A1/en

1997-08-20 Publication of EP0737327A4 publication Critical patent/EP0737327A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
- G11B15/60—Guiding record carrier
- G11B15/605—Guiding record carrier without displacing the guiding means
- G11B15/607—Pneumatic guiding
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
- G11B15/60—Guiding record carrier
- G11B15/66—Threading; Loading; Automatic self-loading
- G11B15/67—Threading; Loading; Automatic self-loading by extracting end of record carrier from container or spool
- G11B15/671—Threading; Loading; Automatic self-loading by extracting end of record carrier from container or spool using pneumatic means
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
- G11B23/50—Reconditioning of record carriers; Cleaning of record carriers ; Carrying-off electrostatic charges
- G11B23/502—Reconditioning of record carriers; Cleaning of record carriers ; Carrying-off electrostatic charges of tape carriers

EP95903642A 1993-12-21 1994-11-30 High performance tape path system Withdrawn EP0737327A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US17091693A	1993-12-21	1993-12-21
US170916		1993-12-21
PCT/US1994/013737 WO1995017700A1 (en)	1993-12-21	1994-11-30	High performance tape path system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0737327A1 EP0737327A1 (en)	1996-10-16
EP0737327A4 true EP0737327A4 (en)	1997-08-20

Family

ID=22621796

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95903642A Withdrawn EP0737327A4 (en)	1993-12-21	1994-11-30	High performance tape path system

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0737327A4 (en)
JP (1)	JPH09511352A (en)
WO (1)	WO1995017700A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPH0997465A (en) *	1995-09-29	1997-04-08	Sony Corp	Recording/reproducing device, magnetic head and tape cartridge
US5777823A (en) *	1996-02-27	1998-07-07	Gavit; Stephan E.	Tape transport apparatus incorporating porous air bearing
JP3778792B2 (en)	2000-11-10	2006-05-24	富士通株式会社	Magnetic tape device and tape guide
JP2006269042A (en)	2005-02-22	2006-10-05	Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd	Recording tape cartridge
JP2007109277A (en)	2005-10-11	2007-04-26	Fujifilm Corp	Recording tape cartridge and drive device

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US5251844A (en) *	1990-12-17	1993-10-12	International Business Machines Corporation	Gimbaled compliant guide for tape drivers
US5447279A (en) *	1993-08-20	1995-09-05	Storage Technology Corporation	Bi-compliant tape guide

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US3281040A (en) *	1964-11-27	1966-10-25	Cons Electrodynamics Corp	Tape guide
US4842177A (en) *	1983-12-02	1989-06-27	International Business Machines Corporation	Air bearing tape support for guiding tape and sensing tape tension
US5144513A (en) *	1989-06-21	1992-09-01	Data Pure Corporation	Method and apparatus for cleaning magnetic tape having air bearings and vacuum-assisted cleaning
US5219129A (en) *	1992-02-20	1993-06-15	Storage Technology Corporation	Tape threading mechanism
US5293285A (en) *	1992-06-01	1994-03-08	Storage Technology Corporation	Apparatus and media for recording data on two sides of a magnetic tape
US5232375A (en) *	1992-10-23	1993-08-03	Storage Technology Corporation	Parallel latching device for connectors
US5310107A (en) *	1992-11-16	1994-05-10	Storage Technology Corporation	Pneumatic compliant tape guidance device

1994
- 1994-11-30 WO PCT/US1994/013737 patent/WO1995017700A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-11-30 EP EP95903642A patent/EP0737327A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1994-11-30 JP JP7517434A patent/JPH09511352A/en active Pending

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4399936A (en) *	1981-10-26	1983-08-23	International Business Machines Corp.	Pantocam web threading apparatus
US4646177A (en) *	1983-11-25	1987-02-24	Electronic Processors, Inc.	Automatic tape threading system for use in a tape transport system
US5251844A (en) *	1990-12-17	1993-10-12	International Business Machines Corporation	Gimbaled compliant guide for tape drivers
US5447279A (en) *	1993-08-20	1995-09-05	Storage Technology Corporation	Bi-compliant tape guide

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9517700A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0737327A1 (en)	1996-10-16
JPH09511352A (en)	1997-11-11
WO1995017700A1 (en)	1995-06-29

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU5728694A (en)	1994-06-22	Securing tape
EP0555954A3 (en)	1994-06-15	Tape cassette
EP0633141A3 (en)	1995-07-05	Tape cassette.
AU4008393A (en)	1993-12-23	Shutter-type tape cassette
EP0669618A3 (en)	1995-10-18	Tape cassette.
GB9306196D0 (en)	1993-05-19	Cooling systems
EP0737327A4 (en)	1997-08-20	High performance tape path system
KR0129693B1 (en)	1998-04-17	Tape cassette
GB2284295B (en)	1997-09-10	Tape playback arrangement
GB2284409B (en)	1997-06-04	Tape cassette receiving housing
GB2268158B (en)	1995-10-18	Tape cassette
EP0553979A3 (en)	1994-10-26	Tape cassettes
GB2280402B (en)	1996-07-03	Bleeding tape
EP0570132A3 (en)	1995-01-11	Tape cassettes.
GB2274449B (en)	1997-06-25	Tape cassette
TW360434U (en)	1999-06-01	Tape cassette
EP0557014A3 (en)	1994-10-26	Tape cassette
EP0554788A3 (en)	1994-10-26	Tape cassette
GB2294922B (en)	1996-10-16	Tape cassette
EP0554813A3 (en)	1994-10-26	Tape cassette
EP0666563A3 (en)	1995-11-29	Tape cassette.
KR950018730U (en)	1995-07-24	Masking Tape
KR200155853Y1 (en)	1999-09-01	Tape cassette
KR200155858Y1 (en)	1999-09-01	Tape cassette case
GB9323107D0 (en)	1994-01-05	Magnetic tape

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1996-08-30	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1996-10-16	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19960705
1996-10-16	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE
1997-08-20	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 19970704
1997-08-20	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE
1998-02-20	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
1998-04-08	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 19971003