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Tape guide apparatus having tape posture control pole
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1989-12-27
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Granted: 1991-09-17
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Expires: 2009-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A tape posture control pole controls widthwise inclination of a tape. When the tape cassette containing the tape has been loaded at a predetermined loading position, a tape posture control pole-moving mechanism advances the tape posture control pole into an indentation formed in the tape cassette. When the tape has been pulled out of the tape cassette through the indentation, the tape posture control pole-moving mechanism moves the tape posture control pole close to a guide pin formed within the tape cassette substantially in parallel to the guide pin. Simultaneously, the tape posture control pole-moving mechanism brings the tape posture control pole into contact with the inner side of the tape which is pulled out of the tape cassette through the tape-takeout section. In this fashion, the tape posture control pole-moving mechanism causes the tape posture control pole to control the widthwise inclination of the tape.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Kondo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 07:04
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/12; G11B15/00; G11B15/60; G11B15/66; G11B15/665; G11B15/6653; G11B15/6656; G11B15/61
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A tape guide apparatus comprising: a tape posture control post for controlling widthwise inclination of a tape; a tape posture control post-moving means for: moving said tape posture control post into a tape-takeout section of a tape cassette containing a tape when said tape cassette is located at a predetermined loading position, moving said tape posture control post away from said tape cassette, to allow drawing of said tape from said tape cassette through said tape-takeout section, and moving said tape posture control post through said tape-takeout section upon drawing of said tape from said tape cassette, so as to allow positioning of said tape posture control post adjacent and parallel to a guide post of said tape cassette, placing of said tape posture control post in contact with an inner side of said tape drawn from said tape cassette through said tape-takeout section, and controlling of the widthwise inclination of said tape by said tape posture control post; and means for adjusting the position of said tape posture control post in the widthwise direction of the tape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A tape guide apparatus comprising: a tape posture control post for controlling widthwise inclination of a tape; a tape posture control post-moving means for: moving said tape posture control post into a tape-takeout section of a tape cassette containing a tape when said tape cassette is located at a predetermined loading position, moving said tape posture control post away from said tape cassette, to allow drawing of said tape from said tape cassette through said tape-takeout section, and moving said tape posture control post through said tape-takeout section upon drawing of said tape from said tape cassette, so as to allow positioning of said tape posture control post adjacent and parallel to a guide post of said tape cassette, placing of said tape posture control post in contact with an inner side of said tape drawn from said tape cassette through said tape-takeout section, and controlling of the widthwise inclination of said tape by said tape posture control post; and means for adjusting the position of said tape posture control post in the widthwise direction of the tape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said adjusting means is so located as to permit adjusting of the position of the tape posture control post, with the tape cassette located at the predetermined loading position, whereby the position of the tape posture control post can be adjusted even after the tape has been pulled out through the tape-takeout section and the tape posture control post has been moved in contact with the inner side of the tape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
112 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said tape posture control post-moving means further includes: a mode-switching cam having a cam groove formed therein and rotatable within a predetermined angular range in accordance with an operation mode; and a swing lever having a swingable one end on which the tape posture control post stands upright, another end engaging with the cam groove of the mode-switching cam, and a shaft located between the swingable one end and said another end, said swing lever swinging the swingable one end with the shaft as a center of swing in accordance with rotation of the mode-switching cam, and said adjusting means being provided for the shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said tape posture control post includes a small-diameter portion whose height is substantially equal to the width of the tape, and large-diameter portions located at respective ends of the small-diameter portion.
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