Tape transport mechanism

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:863308

Groh, Edward F ^[1]; McDowell, William ^[2]; Modjeski, Norbert S ^[3]; Keefe, Donald J ^[4]; Groer, Peter ^[5]

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1. Knoxville, Naperville, IL
2. Knoxville, Downers Grove, IL
3. Knoxville, Oak Lawn, IL
4. Knoxville, Lemont, IL
5. Knoxville, TN

A device is provided for transporting, in a stepwise manner, tape between a feed reel and takeup reel. An indexer moves across the normal path of the tape displacing it while the tape on the takeup reel side of the indexer is braked. After displacement, the takeup reel takes up the displaced tape while the tape on the feed reel side of the indexer is braked, providing stepwise tape transport in precise intervals determined by the amount of displacement caused by the indexer.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4144454
• OSTI ID: 863308
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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tape
transport
mechanism
device
provided
transporting
stepwise
manner
feed
reel
takeup
indexer
moves
normal
path
displacing
braked
displacement
takes
displaced
providing
precise
intervals
determined
amount
caused
transport mechanism
takeup reel
normal path
stepwise manner
precise intervals
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