Tape drive and cassette with precise registration
US5447278A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/047
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape transport system has a cassette housing with two stationary generally cylindrical guide members. The bottom wall has two openings extending therethrough, each of which receive one end of a respective one of the guide members. Each guide member is bonded to the bottom wall by an epoxy resin which forms the sole connection of each of the guide members to the cassette housing. Each of the guide members has an outer exposed substantially precise registration surface at the one end which is received in the bottom wall opening. A cassette tape drive has a pair of spaced apart substantially precise registration and support surfaces which is of a dimension to engage solely the precise registration surface of a respective one of the guide members. The registration surfaces of the guide members and the cassette tape drive are all aligned in the same plane and form a reference plane.
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