Magnetic tape apparatus with tape edge guides for reduced tape edge wear
US5610787A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/62
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape guiding structure for a magnetic tape apparatus has two pairs of tape guide elements, each having upper and lower tape edge guiding limbs. The tape guide elements and a positioning holder for the magnetic head are formed as an integral injection-molded part. The elements of a first of the pairs are arranged to each side of the head respectively, adjacent the head, while those of the second pair are arranged further outward from the head, one to each side. The spaces between the guide limbs of each of the tape-guide elements have a dimension equal to the maximum width of the magnetic tape. The positions of the guide limbs of the first pair and of the second pair are arranged such that a magnetic tape having a minimum tape width has one edge in contact with a corresponding limb of each of the first pair, and the other edge in contact with the other corresponding limb of each of the second pair.
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