Tape cartridge system implementing variable sized tape cartridges designed for use on the same recording/reproducing apparatus
US5479312A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/08714
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape system for implementing tape cassettes of variable size which includes both large-sized and small-sized tape cartridges each housing a memory element having a set of terminals for electric connection with corresponding terminals of a tape player, the level at which the terminals of the memory element in the large-sized tape cartridge are positioned and the level at which the terminals of the memory element in the small-sized tape cartridge are positioned are the same level, spaced from a longitudinal mid center line of the length of magnetic tape, intermediate of the width thereof or a reference plane in which a reel support lies.
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