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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1994
Sten R Gerfast, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Daniel C Egan, Oakdale, MN (US);
Frank H Phillips, Shoreview, MN (US);
Clarence W Schultz, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ronald D Stimpson, Camarillo, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A corner roller tape tension enhancer assembly for use with a corner roller in a belt driven magnetic tape cartridge. The assembly comprises a cylindrical corner roller having an outer wall for contact with a drive belt and an inner wall suitable for mounting the corner roller on an axial mounting structure. The assembly also comprises a fatigue resistant metal spring positioned against a portion of the corner roller for controlling magnetic tape tension and to produce a uniform tape tension with respect to drive force over a wide speed range.