Transport apparatus for a single reel tape cartridge.

摘要

A magnetic tape transport apparatus comprises a loading track (29) for receiving a tape cartridge (2) containing a web (15) of tape on a supply reel (16) and includes a leader block (25) for engaging a free end of said web of tape, a supply motor (18) for engaging and rotating said supply reel, a take-up reel (74) for receiving said leader block and said web of tape, for transport between said supply reel and said take-up reel, a take-up motor (76) for rotating said take-up reel, leader block loading means (35) for transferring said leader block from said tape cartridge to said take-up reel and for returning said leader block to said tape cartridge, a head and guide assembly (160) including a magnetic read/write head (75) and a plurality of guide means (161-163) for receiving said web of tape and for directing said web of tape across said head, and air supply means (190) for providing compressed air to said guide means. The leader block loading means (35) comprises a drive motor (76) having a shaft (80) receiving a drive coupling (77), a first arm (78) pivoted for rotation about the shaft of said motor and coupled with said drive coupling, and a second arm (79) pivoted for rotation upon said transport apparatus and coupled with said drive coupling and said first arm. <IMAGE>