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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hidetoshi Matsuoka, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Tomitaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 85 ; 360 95 ;
Abstract
A tape loading device includes first and second guides for performing a tape loading operation. First and second assemblies move the first and second guides. A control unit controls the speeds of the first and second assemblies to drive the first assembly at a predetermined speed and to vary the moving speed of the second assembly without varying the predetermined speed of the first assembly.