Belt drive mechanism for a tape drive

Details Belt drive mechanism for a tape drive Belt drive mechanism for a tape drive

1995-11-13

1997-11-25

Nguyen, John Q.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information...

With particular drive

360 964, G11B 1532, G11B 5008

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056902930

ABSTRACT:
A tape drive has a belt drive mechanism to rotate a cartridge roller. The belt drive mechanism includes a motor rotating a wheel mounted on a separate shaft using a belt. The movement of the belt is directly transferred to the cartridge roller due to the friction between the belt and the cartridge roller. A cushion of an elastomeric material is wrapped around the periphery of the wheel to cushion the belt and allows the belt to wrap slightly around the cartridge roller to increase the contact area of the belt on the cartridge roller and increase the life of the belt. Alternatively, the wheel may be of a rigid material and the belt of an elastomeric material.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4460136 (1984-07-01), Osanai
patent: 4982911 (1991-01-01), Newell
patent: 5169089 (1992-12-01), Miyamoto
patent: 5210664 (1993-05-01), Perona

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