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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hartmut Schandl, Vienna, AT;
Gunter Gleim, Villingen-Schwennigen, DE;
Assignee:
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 69 ; 360 84 ; 360128 ; 360137 ;
Abstract
A system for heating a tape drive includes a heating element which is actuated by the same voltage that drives the motor. An electronic switch is responsive to the motor voltage and turns the heating element on when the motor is not running and off when the motor is running.