Patent ID: 6239942
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A tape transport system for positioning respective tapes in a plurality of data tape cartridges, comprising:a plurality of data tape cartridges each having a data tape therein, each data tape cartridge having at least first and second spools upon with the data tape is wound, each spool having a hole therethrough, said data tape cartridges organized relative to one another so that the respective holes of each of said first and second spools are co-aligned;a tape transport mechanism for driving selective ones of at least one of said first or second spools of a tape cartridge, said tape transport mechanism including a motor-driven shaft extending through the co-aligned holes of at least one of said co-aligned first spools or co-aligned second spools and having at least one clutch assembly coaxially thereon dynamically re-positionable coaxially on said shaft to drive at least a selected one of said spools to move the tape thereon.