Tape reel assembly with uniformly deforming tape-winding surface

A tape reel assembly for use in a tape drive system for winding and unwinding storage tape is described. The tape reel assembly has a hub including a cylindrical core, an annular wall, and a web connecting the annular wall to the cylindrical core. The annular wall is co-axially disposed exterior to...

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Hauptverfasser: RAMBOSEK G. P, BOBERG ARNE B, RIDL PETER A, MARTIN ROBERT C
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A tape reel assembly for use in a tape drive system for winding and unwinding storage tape is described. The tape reel assembly has a hub including a cylindrical core, an annular wall, and a web connecting the annular wall to the cylindrical core. The annular wall is co-axially disposed exterior to and separated from the cylindrical core and defines a tape-winding surface. The web extends between the annular wall and the cylindrical core and defines a first surface and a second surface. In this regard, at least one of the first surface and the second surface is shaped to approximate a sinusoid in radial cross-section.