G - Physics – 11 – B
Patent
G - Physics
11
B
352/24.25
G11B 15/32 (2006.01) G11B 15/67 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1189967
Abstract A method and apparatus is disclosed for automatically threading web material, e.g., magnetic tape, from a re- placable supply reel to a non-replacable take-up reel of a web transport device, e.g., a reel-to-reel type magnetic tape drive, in which the web path is nonlinear and relatively complex as a result of various components, e.g., magnetic transducer tape guides, which act on the web while it is being transported. The apparatus comprises a coupling device and a me- chanism for moving and guiding the coupling device between the supply reel and the take-up reel. The coupling device couples to a leader block attached to the tape at the supply reel. The mechanism moves and guides the coupling device to thread the tape over the predefined tape path and positions the leader block wholly within a radially disposed slot in the hub of the take-up reel. The coupling device remains attached to the moving mechanism and coupled to the leader block when the leader block is rotated with the take-up reel. The method is characterized by the steps of maintaining the relationship of the coupling device to the leader block and to the moving and guiding means during rota- tion of the take-up reel when the leader block is positioned in the radially disposed slot of the take-up reel.
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Crawford Roy P.
Gilovich Paul A.
Mcmurtry David H.
International Business Machines Corporation
Kerr Alexander
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