Tape drive having improved tape path and associated methods
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1. A tape drive, comprising:
- a housing adapted to receive a storage cartridge comprising a supply reel, the housing having a take-up reel and a plurality of guide elements disposed therewith, wherein the guide elements are positioned to;
guide a storage tape from the supply reel to the take-up reel along a tape path, the tape path passing a data transducer head and wrapping a portion of the take-up reel at a first location and winding onto the take-up reel at a second location.
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Abstract
In one example of one aspect of the invention, a tape drive is provided. The tape drive includes a housing configured to receive a storage cartridge, the housing having a take-up reel and a plurality of guide elements disposed therein. The guide elements are configured to guide storage tape from the storage cartridge to the take-up reel along a tape path, the tape path passing adjacent a data transducer head (e.g., a read and/or write head) and wrapping a portion of the take-up reel at a first location and winding onto the take-up reel at a second location. The first location and the second location may be positioned along the tape path between the data transducer head and the take-up reel.
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1. A tape drive, comprising:
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a housing adapted to receive a storage cartridge comprising a supply reel, the housing having a take-up reel and a plurality of guide elements disposed therewith, wherein the guide elements are positioned to;
guide a storage tape from the supply reel to the take-up reel along a tape path, the tape path passing a data transducer head and wrapping a portion of the take-up reel at a first location and winding onto the take-up reel at a second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A media drive, comprising:
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a first reel;
a second reel;
a data transducer head; and
a plurality of guide elements, wherein the guide elements are positioned to guide a storage tape from the first reel to the second reel such that the tape passes the data transducer head, wraps a portion of the second reel at a first location, and winds onto the second reel at a second location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for moving a data storage tape within a media drive, comprising:
streaming a storage tape along a tape path from a supply reel to a take-up reel, the tape path passing a data transducer head, wherein the tape path wraps a portion of the take-up reel at a first location and winds onto the take-up reel at a second location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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