Automatic tape threading apparatus for magnetic tape transports
CA 1189967 A · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Mcmurtry, David H.; Gilovich, Paul A.; Crawford, Roy P.
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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 mechanism 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 …
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- Granted July 2, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 2, 2002.
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