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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1979
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1977
Roger S Kincel, Whittier, CA (US);
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Rheinland-Pfalz, DE;
Abstract
Shock-resistant tape transport apparatus of the type which has supply and take-up reels that are driven by surface engagement of a capstan with the outermost layer of tape on each reel. Each reel is journaled in a separate pivot arm carriage that is urged pivotally toward the capstan, to maintain the surface engagement as the tape is driven from one reel to the other. Resistance to shock and vibration is achieved by providing each carriage with a counterweight to balance the mass of the corresponding tape reel, and with a pivotal mounting that automatically moves the pivot point of the carriage to compensate for changes in the mass of the reel as the tape is moved from one reel to the other.