Patent · US Expired

Tape transport cartridge

US4832283A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
2References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1988
Grant dateMay 23, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/43
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tape transport cartridge is presented having a pair of brakes for the drive belt, the brakes being positioned to increase the angle of separation of the drive belt from the magnetic tape. This increased angle of separation results in improved drive of the tape, and the dual brake arrangement also establishes a more nearly constant instantaneous velocity differential for the tape packs, resulting in a lower and more constant tape tension.

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