Patent ID: 6057980
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An apparatus for moving a tape cartridge with respect to a read/write head in a media system, wherein the tape cartridge includes a tape stored on tape reels, the apparatus comprising:a housing having a base;a plurality of flexures extending substantially perpendicularly with respect to said base and having first and second ends, and attached to said housing at said first ends each said flexure being substantially flat and forming a plane substantially perpendicular to the base;a deck configured for holding a tape cartridge with the tape exposed at one end of the deck, said deck being attached to said second ends of the flexures for fore and aft movement in a direction normal to each said plane formed by the flexures;wherein said flexures are sufficiently rigid to prevent substantial deck movement in all directions except for motion normal to each said plane and sufficiently flexible in said direction normal to each said plane to allow substantial movement of the deck with respect to the base only in said direction normal to each said plane for moving the tape toward and away from the read/write head while maintaining proper deck alignment.