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Variable speed film transport interlock system and method using same

US4815013A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1987
Grant dateMar 21, 1989
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B31/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A variable speed film transport interlock control system for allowing a plurality of film audio elements to be run in synchronization with each other with at least one film element running at a different selected speed than the other elements. The system generates a modified drive signal from a standard system drive signal such that the modified signal corresponds to a speed with a fixed ratio to the speed of the standard drive signal under all operating conditions. This permits the modified signal to drive a film transport device, such as a recorder or reproducer, at a different speed than the other transport devices while maintaining synchronization with the other devices during forward or reverse, stopping and starting, high speed or low speed operation.

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