Recording and reproducing apparatus having a tape tension changing mechanism
US5333807A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/43
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape tension mechanism for a recording and reproducing apparatus having a supply reel table and a take-up reel table, in which a tension arm is provided at the supply reel side and rotatably mounted thereon, a brake mechanism for the supply reel table is coupled to the tension arm, and the tension arm is biased by a tension spring so that the brake mechanism performs a braking operation, the tape tension mechanism further includes a movable operation member to which a fixed end of the tension spring for biasing the tension arm is connected, wherein the fixed end of the tension spring is moved close to and apart from a pivot of the tension arm.
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