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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1993
Seiji Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A mechanism for controlling tension of a magnetic tape during transfer from a take-up reel to a supply reel, wherein the mechanism includes a supply reel assembly and a tape tension regulator detecting the tension. The reel assembly involves a brake drum, an input gear with a friction felt, planet gears and a reel boss with a sun gear. According to a tape tension, the regulator supplies a brake force Tb to the brake drum. The planet gear which is interlocked with the brake drum transmits a drive torque to the reel boss via the sun gear according to the brake force Tb. The input gear transmits a constant torque Tt to the reel boss by means of friction of the felt. The reel boss is rotated for winding the tape with a torque which equals Tt and Tb (Z1/Z2) where Z1 is the number of cogs of the brake drum and Z2 is the number of cogs of the sun gear.