Reel to reel tape drive device

Details Reel to reel tape drive device Reel to reel tape drive device

1984-03-23

1986-03-11

Christian, Leonard D.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Strand tensioning device

Tortuous course

360 966, G03B 104, G11B 1532

Patent

active

045750220

ABSTRACT:
A tape drive assembly includes a compact rectangular housing mounting a fixed take-up reel. A removable supply reel is mounted on a pivotable carrier which is adapted to be swung into a closure position on the housing to place the supply reel in operative position adjacent the take-up reel. In such operative position the supply reel is frictionally engaged by an endless drive belt which also frictionally engages the take-up reel so as to drive both reels and cause the tape to be fed therebetween in a path that passes adjacent a read/write head. The drive belt is formed of a viscoelastic material so that it is maintained on its supporting rollers under tension with the supply reel in or out of engagement with it and so that a constant tension is maintained on the drive belt, and hence the tape, at different driving speeds.

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patent: 4465248 (1984-08-01), Rotter
patent: 4466564 (1984-08-01), Smith et al.

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