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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hartmut Schandl, Wien, DE;
Fritz Weisser, St. Georgen, DE;
Assignee:
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 741 ; 360 7314 ; 360 963 ;
Abstract
A system for adjusting the tension of a tape in a magnetic tape record/playback device includes a feed spool, a take-up spool and a motor for feeding the tape between the spools in a forward direction and a reverse direction. A tension sensor senses the tension in the tape as the tape is fed in the forward direction. The tension sensor is locked in its last existing position when the tape direction is changed from the forward direction to the reverse direction. A slip coupling applies a pre-adjusted tension to the tape when the tape is fed in the reverse direction.