公开(公告)号：CA2097228C

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：CA2097228

申请日：1993-05-28

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： EAST DON GAYLOR ,  FELDE STEVEN LLOYD ,  HU PAUL YU-FEI ,  ROBLES GUILLERMO SANTAMARIA

IPC: G11B15/675 ,  G11B23/087

Abstract: The invention is a tape cartridge having a solid metal mount plate including a plurality of surfaces thereon simultaenously machined to the same plane. Tape reels and tape guides are affixed to the mount plate, thereby ensuring precise alignment to each other. A portion of at least one of the surfaces is exposed to the outside of the tape cartridge by recesses in the tape cartridge cover. Upon seating the tape cartridge in a tape drive, guides are inserted into the recesses, thereby ensuring precise alignment of tape wound upon the tape to a tape head in the tape drive.