Patent ID: 6755367
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An arrangement for sensing the position of a pin on tape located in a media cartridge shell; said arrangement comprising:a pin fastened to a leading end of tape being positioned in said cartridge shell proximate an open end of said cartridge shell, said pin extending between opposite end walls of said cartridge shell and having ends supported in said opposite end walls; and sensing structure comprising at least two electromagnetic circuits located externally of the opposite walls of said cartridge shell proximate the ends of said pin, said sensing structure comprising means for simultaneously detecting the location of the opposite ends of said pin so as to determine the location of said pin prior to selectively picking or placing the pin, or monitoring the orientation of the pin during picking or placing interiorly of said cartridge shell, each of said electromagnetic circuits independently sensing an opposite end of said pin for collectively determining the position and orientation of said pin within said cartridge shell.