Automatic device for guiding and orienting magnetic tape cassettes
US4753334A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/113
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Automatic device for guiding and loading magnetic tape cassettes into a machine which loads tape onto the cassettes. The device includes an inlet funnel chute wherein a sensor determines the open side of the cassette. The cassette is then dropped onto a rotatable plate wherein sensors sense the location of the screws in the cassette and then the cassette is oriented for and passes to a second rotatable mechanism for righting the cassette. A logic unit evaluates the information from the two sensors and controls the rotatable plate and second rotatable mechanism to properly orient and righten the cassettes for the next station.
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