Tape winding apparatus
US5413290A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape winding apparatus in which a leader tape is pulled out of a cassette supplied to a tape winding station and cut. The cut end of the leader tape is plied to the leading end of a working tape, and the working tape is wound into the cassette by rotating a hub in the cassette. The tape winding apparatus has a plurality of tape winding stations on the same plane and a moving apparatus to move the leading end of the working tape to a position adjacent to the cut end of the leader tape of a cassette selected from a plurality of cassette supplied to the plurality of tape winding stations.
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