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Tape drive and method of operation of a tape drive

  • US 9,272,531 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2014
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling tension in a tape, wherein the tape is transferrable between a first spool and a second spool by a tape drive, the tape drive having a motor control system which includes two DC motors and a controller for controlling the operation of the motors, the tape drive also having two spool supports, each of which is suitable for supporting a spool of tape, and each of which is driven by a respective one of the motors, the method including only one tension setting step during a printing operation, wherein the printing operation includes a printing phase in which ink is transferred from the tape to a substrate, and a non-printing phase in which the tape is accurately positioned relative to the substrate such that the tape is positioned in a desired position for a subsequent printing operation to begin.

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