Apparatus for securing and releasing tape cartridges from tape decks
US4303955A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67521
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a tape deck for receiving standardized tape cartridges for data interchange in which the cartridge is accurately positioned by the combination of the forward thrust of a pair of resiliently biased pivot plates working in the notches of the cartridges and the resilient upward thrust of a leaf spring, with the cartridge near the plane of the interface of the recording head with the tape, having precision reference bearing points engaging complementary positioning pins anchored in the deck. The pair of pivot plates are restrained to remain in phase by means of a cross-coupling linkage and means are provided for the automatic ejection of the cartridges.
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