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Measuring device with a test tape cassette

US4955934A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 1989
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 3, 2009

Classification

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

Abstract

A measuring device with a test tape cassette, in which sensors are placed on the tape spools comprising a hub and a spool body arranged in rotary manner with respect to the hub, which determine the angular displacement between hub and spool body in conjunction with a test circuit and display same as a measure of the torque acting on the tape spools. The hub and spool body are interconnected in per se known manner by means of a spring element. Preferably the test tape cassette has a printed circuit board as the upper cover, on which are located the sensors and the necessary electrical lines.

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