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US4675764A
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Drive mechanism for a magnetic head carriage assembly
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1985-08-16
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Granted: 1987-06-23
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Expires: 2005-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A drive mechanism for driving a magnetic band, print head, or a similar carriage assembly which is movable on parallel guide rods by a band or cable loop. The drive unit consists of a drive motor and a drive pulley. The drive unit is also movable on the parallel guide rods and supported through a spring element to produce the band or cable tension, while the deflecting pulley or idler pulley is rigidly supported in the frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Stock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 10:33
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J19/00; B41J19/18; B41J19/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A drive mechanism for a carriage assembly, said carriage assembly being linearly movable along at least one guide means, said carriage assembly being driven by a drive unit having a drive motor and a drive pulley for driving a drive band, each end of said drive band being connected to said carriage assembly thereby forming a loop, said loop being guided over said drive pulley and a deflection pulley; the improvement comprising: fixed mounting means for fixedly mounting said deflection pulley at one end of said guide means; flexible mounting means at the other end of said guide means for flexibly mounting said drive unit so that said drive unit is freely movable in a direction parallel to said guide means; tension means for moving said drive unit away from said deflection pulley with a controlled force so as to keep said drive band under tension.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A drive mechanism for a carriage assembly, said carriage assembly being linearly movable along at least one guide means, said carriage assembly being driven by a drive unit having a drive motor and a drive pulley for driving a drive band, each end of said drive band being connected to said carriage assembly thereby forming a loop, said loop being guided over said drive pulley and a deflection pulley; the improvement comprising: fixed mounting means for fixedly mounting said deflection pulley at one end of said guide means; flexible mounting means at the other end of said guide means for flexibly mounting said drive unit so that said drive unit is freely movable in a direction parallel to said guide means; tension means for moving said drive unit away from said deflection pulley with a controlled force so as to keep said drive band under tension.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The drive mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said drive unit is supported and guided by said guide means and said tension means is at least one spring connected between said guide means and said drive unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The drive mechanism according to claim 2 wherein said guide means is a pair of parallel guide rods, at least one guide rod having a retainer for supporting one end of said spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
A drive mechanism for a carriage assembly, said carriage assembly being linearly moveable along at least one guide means, said carriage assembly being driven by a drive unit having a drive motor and a drive pulley for driving a drive band, each end of said drive band being connected to said carriage assembly thereby forming a loop, said loop being guided over said drive pulley and a deflecting pulley; the improvement comprising: fixed mounting means for fixedly mounting said deflecting pulley at one end of said guide means; flexible mounting means at the other end of said guide means for flexibly mounting said drive unit so that said drive unit is freely moveable in a direction parallel to said guide means; tension means for providing a force tending to move said drive unit away from said deflecting pulley so as to keep said drive band under tension.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
A drive mechanism for a carriage assembly, said carriage assembly being linearly moveable along at least one guide means, said carriage assembly being driven by a drive unit having a drive motor and a drive pulley for driving a drive band, each end of said drive band being connected to said carriage assembly thereby forming a loop, said loop being guided over said drive pulley and a deflecting pulley; the improvement comprising: fixed mounting means for fixedly mounting said deflecting pulley at one end of said guide means; flexible mounting means at the other end of said guide means for flexibly mounting said drive unit so that said drive unit is freely moveable in a direction parallel to said guide means; tension means for providing a force tending to move said drive unit away from said deflecting pulley so as to keep said drive band under tension.
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