Tape transport system with tension sensing bearings
US4523133A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/43
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape transport system has reduced unreeled tape length by employing only one tape-deflecting bearing on each side of the read/write head. These bearings are fixed in position, but capable of pneumatically sensing tape tension. This tape tension is sensed at both bearings, and used to counteract the effects of stiction at the head.
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