Patent · US Expired

Tape guiding structure

US4040575A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 1976
Grant dateAug 9, 1977
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Expiry dateApr 29, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For guiding tape between a reference planar path and a helical path that is axially tilted with respect to the reference plane, there is provided a single right-cylindrical guide having normal flanges that engage the tape edges with uniform pressure throughout the zone of contact.

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