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US4418366A
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Head control and signal selector for playback at high-speed of helical scan video tape
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1981-11-03
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Granted: 1983-11-29
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Expires: 2001-11-03
Abstract
Abstract A video signal reproducing apparatus for high-speed playback comprises a fixed head mounted on a rotary head drum, and a movable head supported on the head drum so as to lag the fixed head by a predetermined phase, and mounted on a bimorph plate so that the position of the movable head can be controlled transversely of a skew track on a magnetic tape. A delay circuit matches the phases of the signals reproduced by the fixed and movable heads, and in dependence on the levels of the reproduced signals the scanning path of the movable head is adjusted relative to the scanning path of the fixed head such that a reduction in one reproduced signal level causes an increase in the other reproduced signal level when the reproduced signals are phase-matched. The output is then complemented by at all times selecting the higher level reproduced signal with a selection switch.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryusuke Moriya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:29
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/12; G11B15/14; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/52; G11B5/53; G11B5/531; G11B5/534; G11B5/58; G11B5/584; G11B5/588
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A video signal reproducing apparatus comprising: a fixed head mounted on a rotary head drum and a movable head supported on said rotary head drum so as to have a predetermined phase difference relative to said fixed head and supported by a position control means so that the position of said movable head can be controlled in the traverse direction of a skew track formed on a magnetic tape; phase matching means for matching the phase of a reproduced signal from said fixed head and a reproduced signal from said movable head; means for adjusting the scanning path of said movable head relative to the scanning path of said fixed head by controlling said position control means such that a reduction in one reproduced signal level causes an increase in the other reproduced signal level in said phase-matched state during high-speed reproduction; and means for complementing one reproduced signal with the other reproduced signal for lower level portions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A video signal reproducing apparatus comprising: a fixed head mounted on a rotary head drum and a movable head supported on said rotary head drum so as to have a predetermined phase difference relative to said fixed head and supported by a position control means so that the position of said movable head can be controlled in the traverse direction of a skew track formed on a magnetic tape; phase matching means for matching the phase of a reproduced signal from said fixed head and a reproduced signal from said movable head; means for adjusting the scanning path of said movable head relative to the scanning path of said fixed head by controlling said position control means such that a reduction in one reproduced signal level causes an increase in the other reproduced signal level in said phase-matched state during high-speed reproduction; and means for complementing one reproduced signal with the other reproduced signal for lower level portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said reproduced signals from said fixed head and said movable head are demodulated and supplied by way of said phase matching means and directly, respectively, to a selection switch which passes one only of said demodulated reproduced signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said reproduced signals from said fixed head and said movable head are also supplied to respective envelope detector circuits, the outputs of which are supplied to a selection control means for deriving a control signal to control said selection switch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said outputs of said envelope detector circuits are also supplied by way of level comparison means to drive signal deriving means for deriving a drive signal for supply by way of a drive amplifier to said positional control means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said reproduced signals from said fixed head and said movable head are digital signals which are supplied by way of said phase matching means and directly, respectively, to a memory means for selectively storing only one of said digital signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said position control means is a bimorph plate on which said movable head is mounted.
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