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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masayuki Kijima, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hideo Nishijima, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kaneyuki Okamoto, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takeo Ohkouchi, Ibaragi-ken, JP;
Yukinobu Tada, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2423342 ; 2423343 ;
Abstract
On the occasion of stopping the tape being run at a high speed, a winding radius of the tape supply reel is detected, and a tape deceleration rate is set in response to the detected winding radius. After the tape running speed is decelerated in the deceleration rate up to a preset speed, VL, at which the tape being run can be stopped without damage, the tape is stopped by a brake means. Thereby, the tape can be driven at a higher speed than the speed, VL, without damage, enabling a reduction of time required for a fast forward/rewind operation.