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Servo system

CA 1109948 A · Owner: Bell & Howell Company · Inventors: Erikson, Rolf B.; Rabindran, George; Flint, John R.

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A system is described for controlling the speed and direction of rotation of first and second spools in a web transport system in which a web is advanced between the spools by first and second drive motors. The system incorporates a servo control which continuously reacts to variations in the speed of the spools so as to drive the spools at respective speeds whose sum is constant and proportional to a selectable control voltage. To achieve this result, the first and second spools driven, respectively by the first and second drive motors are, coupled to means, such as a corresponding pair of servo generators, for generating electrical outputs representative of the direction and speed of …

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  • Granted September 29, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 29, 1998.
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FiledMay 3, 1978
GrantedSeptember 29, 1981
Term endedSeptember 29, 1998
Patent numberCA 1109948 A
Classification (IPC)B65H77/00 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedMay 3, 1978Patent grantedSep 29, 1981Term endedSep 29, 1998

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