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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Markem-imaje Industries Limited, Nottingham, GB;
Inventors:
Phillip Lakin, Nottingham, GB;
Simon Starkey, Leicester, GB;
Assignee:
Dover Europe Sàrl, Vernier, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 33/34 (2006.01); B41J 33/36 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 33/14 (2013.01); B41J 33/34 (2013.01); B41J 33/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a tape drive which includes a pair of tape spool supports, upon one of which a supply spool is mountable and upon a second one of which a take up spool is mountable, each tape spool support being driveable by a respective motor to transfer tape between the spools, the tape drive further including a controller to control each of the motors, wherein the method includes reducing tension in tape extending between the two spools during a period when the tape is substantially stationary.