Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Strand tensioning device – Tortuous course
Patent
1992-04-02
1993-04-06
Will, Thomas B.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Strand tensioning device
Tortuous course
242 751, 474260, 226171, G03B 104
Patent
active
051996600
ABSTRACT:
A thin, continuous, flexible drive belt for a belt-driven data cartridge. The belt has a rectangular rib which extends longitudinally along the center of the face of the belt that contacts a tape pack contained within the cartridge. The ribbed belt allows the tape pack to operate at greater transport speeds and acceleration rates by creating a pair of air channels extending the full length of the contact area between the belt and tape pack, resulting in effective removal of air at the belt/tape pack interface.
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Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Levinson Eric D.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Will Thomas B.
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