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US 4,394,995 AGranted
Reel-turntable torque adjusting means
AssigneeClarion Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideki Hayashi, Kazuki Takai
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Abstract
A reel-turntable torque adjusting means comprising a series of steps (3) having different heights formed on an upper peripheral portion of a reel-turntable pulley (1) coupled to a reel turntable (4) for conveying a rotational force thereto and a spring (2) having fingers pressed at respective tip ends (20) thereof against the steps (3) whereby the pulley is pressed against a friction plate (5) driven by a motor, which is characterized in that each finger of the spring has slanting portions (21) at its tip end portion.
Claims2
A reel-turntable torque adjusting means which comprises:
- a reel-turntable member for conveying a rotational force to a reel turntable;
- said reel-turntable member being formed with a plurality of steps having different heights at an upper peripheral portion thereof;
- a spring member having one or more tip ends pressed against the steps, respectively;
- said spring member having slanting portions on opposite sides of each of said tip ends;
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- a motor-driven friction plate against which said reel-turntable member is pressed by said spring member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.