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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:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/546 ; G11B 2/102 ; G11B 1/566 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/546 ; G11B 2/102 ; G11B 1/566 ;
Abstract
A device for receiving a tape cartridge having a reel and a record tape winded around the reel where the record tape has a mounting unit attached to one end thereof includes an engaging unit which engages with the mounting unit, a threader arm which carries the engaging unit together with the mounting unit along a predetermined path to thread the record tape in the device during a threading operation and to unthread the record tape from the device during an unthreading operation, a reel motor which drives the reel of the tape cartridge, and a control unit which controls the reel motor to adjust tension in the record tape during the threading operation and the unthreading operation.