Tape drive

Details Tape drive Tape drive

1974-12-02

1976-01-27

Christian, Leonard D.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Strand tensioning device

Tortuous course

360 96, G03B 104, G11B 1532, G11B 2304

Patent

active

039348415

ABSTRACT:
A tape drive system for a cassette tape recording and/or reproducing apparatus has at least three drive motors, two for driving the tape spools and at least a third for driving a tape drive capstan. two of the motors are disposed so as to engage the cassette from one side thereof, while the other motor or motors is or are disposed so as to engage the cassette from the other side. The motor or motors at a first side of the cassette is or are disposed in a main housing, while the other motor or motors at the second side of the cassette is or are in a casing portion that is pivotable or linearly displaceable relative to the main housing, for insertion or removal of a cassette. The apparatus can have a dual capstan tape drive.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3514050 (1970-05-01), Yamamoto et al.
patent: 3748988 (1973-07-01), Downey
patent: 3832734 (1974-08-01), Childress, Jr. et al.

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