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Motor control apparatus for reel-to-reel tape drive system

CA 1259120 A · Owner: Fujitsu Limited · Inventors: Okamura, Eiji

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A motor control apparatus including a first motor (16) driving a first reel (2) a second motor (26) driving a second reel (1), independently operable to the first motor, and a unit (5) for tensioning a tape being transported between the first and second reels having a, member (51) engaging the tape and an arm (52) jointed to the member, movably fixed and energized by a predetermined force (54) so that the tape energizing the member is tensioned at a predetermined force. The motor control apparatus further includes a unit for detecting a displacement (?) of the arm, a transport speed (N) of the tape, a diameter (DA) of the tape wound on the first reel, and a tension (T) in response to the …

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  • Granted September 5, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 5, 2006.
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FiledDecember 17, 1985
GrantedSeptember 5, 1989
Term endedSeptember 5, 2006
Patent numberCA 1259120 A
Classification (IPC)G11B15/32 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedDec 17, 1985Patent grantedSep 5, 1989Term endedSep 5, 2006

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