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Tone arm assembly

US4241926A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1979
Grant dateDec 30, 1980
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Expiry dateMay 8, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B3/0857
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for controlling a tone arm is provided with a horizontal drive motor for moving the tone arm in the horizontal direction, a horizontal velocity detector connected to the same rotating shaft as the tone arm so as to move concurrently with both the tone arm and the horizontal drive motor, a control circuit having a motional feedback loop to energize the horizontal drive motor in accordance with a desired pre-set velocity signal and a fedback detected velocity signal.

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