Magnetic tape reproducing device
Abstract
Abstract A NOUNTING FOR SUPPORTING A MAGNETIC TAPE HEAD WHICH IS MOVABLE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TRACKS OF A RECORDED MULTI-TRACK MAGNETIC TAPE INCLUDES A PARALLEL LINKAGE HAVING AT LEAST THREE BARS EACH OF WHICH ARE PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO A SUPPORT BLOCK, WHICH IS POSITIONED PARALLEL TO THE MAGNETIC TAPE, AT ONE END AND TO A MOVABLE BRACKET RECEIVING THE TAPE HEAD AT THE OTHER END. TWO OF THE BARS HAVE ONE END PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BLOCK AND THE OTHER END OF EACH IS INSERTED IN THE CORRESPONDING SIDES OF THE HEAD BRACKET NEAR THE TOP THEREOF TO PIVOTALLY MOUNT THE BRACKET AND THE HEAT TO THE BLOCK. THE THIRD BAR IS EQUAL IN LENGTH TO THE FIRST TWO BARS AND IS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE BRACKET NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAD. THE LINKAGE MAINTAINS THE FACE OF THE TAPE HEAD PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF THE MAGNETIC TAPE AND PREVENTS TORSIONAL ROTATION THEREOF WITH THE SAME BEING MOVED BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TRACKS OF THE TAPE.
Inventors
- 👤 William B Huber
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