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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270290 | Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus and driving method thereof A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus is provided which comprises a deck mounted with a drum motor and a capstan shaft, a main sliding member slidably installed on the deck and being driven by a driving force of the drum motor, a pivot lever rotatably insta... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7204192 | Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects such as vehicles, doors and windows are shown and described herein. The embodiments incorporate a track with lower rails having lower permanent magnets and the object with upper rails having upper perm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191971 | Reel clutch of a tape recorder Disclosed is a reel clutch of a tape recorder. A plate spring is positioned between a reel gear and a reel disc of a reel disc assembly which is mounted on a deck of a tape recorder, and a stopper reel is provided on the reel disc to restrain the engaging height of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7048219 | Reel clutch of a tape recorder Disclosed is a reel clutch of a tape recorder. A plate spring is positioned between a reel gear and a reel disc of a reel disc assembly which is mounted on a deck of a tape recorder, and a stopper reel is provided on the reel disc to restrain the engaging height of ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6935545 | Pinch-roller unit of a magnetic recording/reading apparatus A pinch roller unit of a magnetic recording/reading apparatus disposed on a main deck on which a head drum and a capstan are disposed to move in association with a sub-deck which is disposed to slide on the main deck. The pinch roller unit operates to bring a tape i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6769642 | Pinch roller and pinch roller apparatus A pinch roller which includes a cylindrical elastic body formed of a polymer blend including acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer rubber (NBR), and at least one of a highly saturated copolymer rubber containing nitrile group obtained by hydrogenating a butadiene part o... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6481045 | Capstan shaft cleaning device A capstan shaft cleaning device has a cleaning member removing dirt attached to a capstan shaft and a moving mechanism moving the cleaning member between a position at which the cleaning member contacts the capstan shaft and a position at which the cleani... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6325264 | Video cassette recorder A video cassette recorder including a drive member 6 rotatingly drivable by a motor, and a slide member 7 reciprocatingly drivable by the rotation of the drive member 6. The slide member 7 is provided with a rib 71 for pushing a side face 55 of a tape dra... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6283396 | Tape transport using a carrier ribbon with edges A tape transport system for positioning magnetic tape over a tape head includes a carrier ribbon with edges defining a channel for carrying the tape. Ribbon guides bring the carrier ribbon into contact with the tape as the tape moves near the tape head. A... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6270265 | Film-engaging sprocket drive A film-engaging sprocket drive for use with an edge-perforated filmstrip having successive uniform-pitch film perforations includes a set of two coaxial sprocket wheels each having a series of uniform-pitch film-engaging teeth that are similarly shaped to... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6155511 | Capstan motor with hysteresis plate and drive system A capstan motor which includes: a stator yoke having a multiple number of coils provided on a circle centered about a rotational shaft; and a rotor yoke having an annular magnet opposing the multiple number of coils and rotating integrally with the rotati... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6018442 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus having rotary scanning drum supported by a bearing having contacting bearing surfaces which provide electrical grounding An apparatus having a read/write head for reading and/or writing information on an information carrier which may be in the form of a tape or disc. The head is mounted on a drum which is supported on a shaft which axially rotates the drum so as to move the... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5964425 | Deck mechanism of headphone stereo A deck mechanism of a headphone stereo which is capable of minimizing a tension working on a belt and of controlling a rotation torque transmitted to a reel in an FF or REW mode by transmitting a driving force of a driving motor by a power transmission ge... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5859755 | Magnetic tape recording head cleaning apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus using dry cleaning techniques for cleaning a read/write head of the contact transducing type such as found on computer data backup tape drive systems. The apparatus includes a housing enclosing a supply reel hol... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845834 | VCR having a capstan brake device A VCR having a capstan brake device has a flywheel having a friction plane on the lower portion thereof. The flywheel is installed to one end of a capstan shaft piercing through a chassis, and a brake member is installed to one side of the flywheel for sw... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5833109 | Pinch roller driving device for video recording and reproducing system A pinch roller driving device including a vertical moving member which has a holder for moving a pinch roller upward and downward, and an arm formed integrally with the holder for attaching the pinch roller. The pinch roller driving device is composed of ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5823454 | Film transport apparatus A film transport apparatus for selectively advancing a film out of, or rewinding a film onto, a spool shaft of a cartridge. The apparatus has: a) a rotatable member which engages the spool shaft; b) a first drive assembly for pulling on film remote from the cartrid... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5797560 | Method and device for continuously feeding film Films to be fed to a photographic printing apparatus are continuously fed one after another without being spliced together. A continuous film feed device has a case, a film core rotatably mounted in the case, and film presser arms each having a presser ro... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5748418 | Magnetic tape recording head cleaning apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus using dry cleaning techniques for cleaning a read/write head of the contact transducing type such as found on computer data backup tape drive systems. The apparatus includes a housing enclosing a supply reel hol... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5690293 | Belt drive mechanism for a tape drive A tape drive has a belt drive mechanism to rotate a cartridge roller. The belt drive mechanism includes a motor rotating a wheel mounted on a separate shaft using a belt. The movement of the belt is directly transferred to the cartridge roller due to the ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5681003 | Photographic film handling method and apparatus A method and apparatus for driving film out of and rewinding film back into a thrust film cartridge. The drive mechanism comprises: a nest for holding the thrust cartridge in a predetermined position; a first clutch having a drive shaft designed for engag... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5639042 | Brake mechanism for magnetic-drum tape machines An improved brake mechanism for use with magnetic-drum tape machines is disclosed. It comprises a take-up reel, a supply reel, each having a gear and a roller body, and a friction device to provide frictional force during relative rotation between the res... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5524806 | Pinch roller drive mechanism A tape loading mechanism having a guide member provided on a pinch roller unit to prevent a cam follower provided on the pinch roller unit from coming off a cam groove, and capable of smoothly moving the pinch roller unit. A sliding face provided on the p... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5507424 | Integrated capstan and motor A magnetic tape drive device includes coils wound about a stator core secured to a base board; a rotor case containing a drive magnet secured to the inner surface thereof, the drive magnet being disposed facing the stator core; and a drive member for tran... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5499753 | Capstan motor and sheet metal bearing housing thereof A bearing housing of a capstan motor, for supporting a rotating shaft of the capstan motor. The housing is formed from sheet metal and has a flange member, a housing body extending from the flange member in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and a d... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5311382 | Pinch roller urging device for video information recording/reading apparatus A pinch roller urging mechanism adapted for use in a magnetically recording and reading apparatus includes primary and auxiliary link mechanisms operated by main and subsidiary plunger solenoids. The primary and auxiliary link mechanisms are operatively c... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5277352 | Reduced height tape driver A tape driver for use in a tape recorder or similar devices which use a data cartridge provided with a drive roller. The tape driver including a motor unit laterally disposed relative to the data cartridge and an idler located between the motor unit and t... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5236146 | Capstan belt drive A drive unit for driving magnetic tape held within a tape cartridge, the tape cartridge engaged to the drive unit in abutting fashion. The drive unit provides an elastomeric drive belt which surrounds a drive pulley, a tensioning pulley and an engagement ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5214551 | Mechanism for positioning a magnetic head and a pinch roller in a tape recorder without reliance on a solenoid A driving device of a tape recorder in which a sliding plate supporting a magnetic head and a pinch roller is arranged for movement relative to a base and the sliding plate is adapted to be driven to an operating position where the pinch roller comes into... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4958247 | Magnetic tape recorder having tape buffer vacuum chambers and ante chambers A magnetic tape recorder contains two tape buffer vacuum chambers disposed at opposed sides of a supply reel and a take-up reel situated therebelow. The open ends of the buffer chambers are both directed down and vacuum antechambers are disposed therebetw... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4875610 | Method of and system for driving magnetic tape A unidirectional traveling-surface-wave by ultrasonic oscillation is generated on a surface of an oscillator, and a magnetic tape is run in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the surface wave by pressing the surface of the oscillator aga... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4819891 | Mode changing mechanism in tape recorder A mode changing mechanism of a tape recorder used in an automatic telephone answer apparatus. In order to omit a solenoid, a pinch roller is driven to or away from a capstan shaft upon a mode changing by a mechanism including a gear arm, gears and cam, et... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4739951 | Half height data cartridge tape drive A half height data cartridge tape drive mechanism includes a deck pivotally attached to a baseplate. An engagement lever is connected to pivot linkage to pivot the deck; to eject linkage to eject a cartridge in the tape drive; and to a cartridge door open... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4725152 | Adjustable shaft support, and tape recorder with such a support A capstan or pressure roller shaft is journalled in a single one-piece elongated bearing member having a bearing surface sufficient to define radial position and inclination of the shaft. The bearing member is aligned with respect to a mounting support on... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4701816 | Capstan friction drive apparatus of tape recorder The invention relates to a friction drive apparatus of a tape recorder which has a capstan and a friction wheel which is brought into slidable contact with a flywheel on which the capstan is mounted, the friction wheel serving to transmit a rotational for... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4698706 | Reversible drive mechanism for a magnetic tape in a magnetic tape recorder A drive mechanism for a magnetic tape recorder which uses a single reversible electric motor that drives the magnetic tape in the recorder in the forward direction through a pinch roller-capstan drive assembly, and which automatically disengages the pinch... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4694983 | Device for controlling pinch roller in cassette tape recorder Disclosed is a pinch roller controlling device in a cassette tape recorder, comprising: a chassis; a pinch roller support plate and a control lever respectively pivotally attached with a first and a second support shaft on the chassis at respective interm... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4630149 | Compact cassette tape player with capstan drive motor under spindle A compact cassette tape player has a motor drive system which enables a high-fidelity tape player to be made only slightly larger than the cassette being played. The tape player includes a motor which has a flat stator mounted to the player chassis, a mot... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4614289 | Magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus comprising at least one capstan The invention relates to a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus comprising at least one capstan (6a, 6b) which in conjunction with a pressure roller (4a, 4b) drives the magnetic tape (12). The capstan is journalled in a bearing (19) which is mounted in a deck... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4573090 | Video recording/reproducing apparatus with tape slack in back-space editing mode A video signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising a guide drum comprising at least a single video signal recording and/or reproducing head, a supply reel and a take-up reel respectively fitted with a supply reel and a take-up reel of a tape... | 02/25/1986 |
