Rell hub for a magnetic tape drive
US4635870A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/662
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A locking hub for the file reel of a magnetic tape drive has three arcuate locking members which move radially outward to engage the annular peripheral center surface of the file reel throughout almost its entire center periphery. Camming surfaces on the actuator mate with cam surfaces at the center of each locking member so that the entire locking member is moved radially outward.
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