Capstan and motor assembly

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1.
A motor-capstan assembly comprising a motor means, a capstan means, means connecting said motor means to said capstan means, bearing means for rotatably supporting said motor means, said capstan means, and said last-mentioned means, and bearing support means including a flexible cantilevered structure for supporting said bearing means at least at one end of the combination of said motor means, said capstan means and said means connecting said motor means to said capstan means.
2.
A motor-capstan assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cantilevered structure includes a first structure portion, a second structure portion and flexible rib means connecting said first portion to said second portion.
3.
A motor-capstan assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cantilevered structure includes adjustable spacing means supported by said first portion and bearing against said second portion to induce a selective bending of said rib means.
4.
A motor-capstan assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said first portion includes means for supporting said bearing means and said capstan means.
5.
A motor-capstan assembly as set forth in claim 4 wherein said second portion is attached to said motor means and said first portion includes means for preloading said bearing means supported by said first portion.




Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.
Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to capstan motors.
More specifically, the present invention is directed to a capstan motor having a central rotatable shaft with a capstan and a drive armature located at opposite ends of the shaft along with shaft bearing supports.
2.
Description of the Prior Art In contemporary magnetic tape handling devices, a record medium such as a magnetic tape, is required to be moved past a magnetic transducer at a relatively high speed to accomplish either storage or read-out of information magnetically stored on the recording medium