Patent ID: 11929092
Assignee: THE QUANTUM GROUP, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A tape drive for use in a tape library that retains at least one tape cartridge that retains magnetic tape, the tape drive comprising:
a drive housing that is configured to receive the tape cartridge; and
a media conditioner that is coupled to the drive housing, the media conditioner being configured to condition the magnetic tape that is retained within the tape cartridge when the tape cartridge is received within the drive housing, wherein the magnetic tape is configured to move along a predefined path within the drive housing when the tape cartridge is received within the drive housing, wherein the predefined path is defined by one or more rollers that are positioned along the predefined path; and
a drive controller that is configured to control operation of the tape drive, the drive controller being configured to control a lateral tape speed of the magnetic tape as the tape drive moves through the drive housing along the predefined path;
wherein one of the one or more rollers includes a modified roller having a roller body and an outer coating that is affixed on an outer surface of the roller body, and wherein the media conditioner includes the modified roller.