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Power conserving motor control circuit for a video tape recorder

US4161002A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 1977
Grant dateJul 10, 1979
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Expiry dateDec 19, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/1808
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery-operable video tape recorder includes a rotary magnetic head which during normal operation is driven at a predetermined speed controlled by a servo circuit. In the pause mode of the recorder the rotary magnetic head is driven at a lower, uncontrolled speed to reduce power consumption. Release of the pause mode may be delayed until the servo circuit has locked following a pause.

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