Buckling mechanism for a tape drive loader

Embodiments include systems and methods for buckling in a loader assembly of a tape storage drive. Some implementations translate driving forces of an elevator of the loader assembly into driving forces that act on a pusher plate of a buckling mechanism in both buckling and unbuckling directions. Fo...

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Hauptverfasser:	MONDALE FREDERICK PATTON, OSTER JONATHAN ZELLER, BAIADA DANIEL MARK, KREMPASKY BENJAMIN JOSEPH, DERRYBERRY WILLIAM JACOB, VANDERHEYDEN WILLIAM JOSEPH, HURSH JOSHUA ADRIAN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS INFORMATION STORAGE INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER PHYSICS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Zusammenfassung:	Embodiments include systems and methods for buckling in a loader assembly of a tape storage drive. Some implementations translate driving forces of an elevator of the loader assembly into driving forces that act on a pusher plate of a buckling mechanism in both buckling and unbuckling directions. For example, a plate interface can couple the pusher plate with the elevator in a manner that translates rotational motion of the elevator's drive gear into a lateral driving force that drives the pusher plate between its home and buckling positions. Certain implementations also include a home holding mechanism for removably securing the pusher plate in the home position when the elevator is in its unloaded position.