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Tape measuring method
Assignee: Nippon Precision Circuits Inc
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Filing: 1983-02-28
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Granted: 1986-07-15
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Expires: 2003-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A characteristic curve indicative of a correlation between the ratio of rotational periods of tape supply and takeup reels and a remaining time or elapsed time for a running tape is approximated by straight lines, and clock pulses having frequencies corresponding to the slopes of the straight lines are counted by counters to measure the remaining or elapsed time. With this arrangement, the remaining time or elapsed time for the tape can be measured simply by counting clock pulses with a series of counters, without resorting to a complex arithmetic circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Akita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:50
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04F; G04F10/00; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G11B27/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for measuring a running tape being transferred from a rotating supply reel to a rotating takeup reel, comprising the steps of: approximately a plurality of straight lines to a characteristic curve indicative of a correlation between the ratio of the rotational periods of said supply and takeup reels and a remaining time or an elapsed time for the running tape; generating clock pulses of a first frequency and other clock pulses having a plurality of frequencies, said first and respective ones of said plurality of frequencies having ratios corresponding to respective slopes of said plurality of straight lines; generating signals indicative of the rotational periods of said supply and takeup reels; and measuring the remaining time or the elapsed time for the running tape by counting the product of said ratio of the rotational periods and the slopes of said straight lines by using said clock pulses and said signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for measuring a running tape being transferred from a rotating supply reel to a rotating takeup reel, comprising the steps of: approximately a plurality of straight lines to a characteristic curve indicative of a correlation between the ratio of the rotational periods of said supply and takeup reels and a remaining time or an elapsed time for the running tape; generating clock pulses of a first frequency and other clock pulses having a plurality of frequencies, said first and respective ones of said plurality of frequencies having ratios corresponding to respective slopes of said plurality of straight lines; generating signals indicative of the rotational periods of said supply and takeup reels; and measuring the remaining time or the elapsed time for the running tape by counting the product of said ratio of the rotational periods and the slopes of said straight lines by using said clock pulses and said signals.
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