Mitsumi Electric Company Ltd.

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Naoki Tatsumi

Kazuya Tamura

Masahiro Harima

Nobutaka Tsuneyoshi

Koichi Shimoyama

Kenichi Furukawa

Hiromi Inoguchi

Kouji Kobayashi

Shinji Hirabayashi

Yoshihiro Sakanushi

Renee Jeanette Jessome

Minenori Nagasaka

Jimmy Zweighaft

Provided is a personal verification device capable of easily performing personal verification of a user. In the device, under the condition that a user grasps a case () of a game controller (), a vibration control unit () causes a vibration motor () arranged inside of the case () to vibrate in different patterns. A triaxial acceleration sensor () detects vibration generated by the vibration motor () which vibrates in the different patterns, and a storage unit () stores a plurality of pieces of measurement data obtained by the detection for each of the users. A determination unit () performs the personal verification by comparing and collating the data in the storage unit () with the measurement data obtained by vibrating the vibration motor () under the condition that the user grasps the case ().

Personal verification device

A pair of disk-shaped annular flanges is made of material firmer than that of a hollow cylindrical-shaped roller portion. The roller portion has an outer peripheral surface in which the flanges are mounted at opposite ends thereof. On press-fitting a pair of bearings in the roller portion, the flanges are retained by means of bearing flanges. The outer peripheral surface of the roller portion has a pair of flange guides, at opposite ends thereof, for guiding the flanges. The flange guide has a longitudinal length shorter than thickness of the flange. An adhesive agent may be filled in a gap formed among an end surface of the roller portion, the disk-shaped annular flange, and the bearing.

Guide roller including a pair of bearing having bearings flanges for retaining a pair of firm disk-shaped annular flanges

A tape recording and reproduction apparatus includes a post base with a tape guide post, a leaf spring member pressing the post base against a post base catcher, and a leaf spring member control part. The leaf spring member control part presses the leaf spring member so that a gap is formed between the post base catcher and the leaf spring member, and removes the press on the leaf spring member so that the leaf spring member presses the post base against the post base catcher. The leaf spring member control part presses the leaf spring member so as to form the gap when the post base moves to the side of the post base catcher opposing the leaf spring member. The leaf spring member control part removes the press on the leaf spring member when the post base enters the gap.

Tape recording and reproduction apparatus capable of stable operation with reduced wear

A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a tape loading mechanism including a driving ring gear member, first and second ring gear members for shifting first and second tape guide posts, respectively, and first, second, and third gear members engaging the driving ring gear member and the first and second ring gear members, respectively. Each of the first through third gear members includes a gear part and a cam part in the same plane. The cam part of the first gear member has an arcuate shape. The cam part of the second gear member engages the cam part of the third gear member so as to transmit rotation during the operation of the tape loading mechanism, and is pressed against the circumferential surface of the arcuate cam part of the first gear member in a state where the operation of the tape loading mechanism is completed.

Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus including gear mechanism

A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus for recording information to and reproducing information from a magnetic tape extracted from a cassette loaded in the apparatus, the magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus having a tape guide post mechanism having a tape guide post provided on a rotatably supported tape guide post arm which rotates until pressing against a stopper, the tape guide post extracting a magnetic tape from the cassette loaded in the apparatus; and a contacting part provided on a portion of the arm, the contacting part contacting a bottom surface of the loaded cassette when the arm is rotated so as to extract the magnetic tape from the cassette and the arm restricting a tilting of the arm in a direction in which the tape guide post tilts in a state in which the arm presses against the stopper.

Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus having a tape guide post mechanism in that a tilt of the tape guide post is restricted

A roller shaft ( ) is provided which includes a shaft portion ( ) of a substantially solid cylindrical shape and a flange portion ( ) of a disk-like shape. The shaft portion ( ) includes a hollow cylindrical portion ( ) having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape and formed at a lower end ( ) side. The hollow cylindrical portion has an inner peripheral surface with a female screw ( ) formed thereon. A D-shaped cut ( ) may be provided on an outer peripheral wall of the hollow cylindrical portion for positioning the roller shaft ( ) with respect to the chassis ( ) and for preventing the roller shaft from rotating around the chassis, or a D-shaped cut ( ) or a slot ( ) may be formed in the flange portion ( ).

Roller shaft

A method of confirming that chucking between a supply leader tape ( ) and a take-up leader tape ( A) is properly carried out comprises a step of confirming whether or not the chucking is properly carried out and a step of reconfirming whether or not the chucking is properly carried out. The reconfirming step is carried out at least once.

Chucking confirming method

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 cleaning member is separated from the capstan shaft, the cleaning member having at least two points of contact contacting a periphery of the capstan shaft.

Capstan shaft cleaning device

A magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus for magnetically recording information to and/or reproducing information from a recording medium, the magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus having an electrically grounded tape cassette loading/ejecting mechanism, the tape cassette loading/ejecting mechanism including a chassis adapted to be electrically grounded, a cassette holder for loading a tape cassette into and/or ejecting a tape cassette from the apparatus, a slider cam assembly mounted on the chassis and mechanically coupled to the cassette holder for moving the cassette holder to and from a predetermined loading position inside the apparatus, and a static electric charge removal mechanism electrically connected to the cassette holder for removing a static electric charge from the cassette holder.

Magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus

A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus has a tape loading mechanism which performs a tape loading operation by moving a post from an original position to a loading position so as to extract a magnetic tape from a loaded cassette and a tape unloading operation to return the magnetic tape to within the cassette, the tape loading mechanism comprising a spring member, the spring member being disposed so as to deform during the tape unloading operation, the tape unloading operation terminating after the spring member deforms, the deformed spring member urging the post to return to the original position. The tape unloading operation terminates after the cam plate returns to an original position and the drive cam plate moves relative to the cam plate while the spring member deforms. Hence, the post is urged by the spring and securely returns to its original position.

Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus

A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus has a capstan tilt adjustment mechanism for adjusting the tilt of the capstan so that a magnetic tape runs substantially smoothly and without damage to the edges of the tape. The capstan tilt adjustment mechanism has a support plate for pivotally supporting the capstan, first and second supporting parts positioned on both sides of the capstan and which pivotally support the support plate with respect to a chassis, and an adjusting screw mechanism for pivoting the support plate with respect to the chassis. The first and second supporting parts are composed of a wedge-like supporting base portion formed on the chassis and a countersunk screw that passes through a hole in the support plate and screws into the supporting base portion. The supporting base portion has a rigidity that prevents movement of the support plate in a direction perpendicular to this surface. By manipulating the adjusting screw mechanism the support plate is tilted while being supported by the wedge-shaped supporting base portion.

A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus adapted for loading a magnetic tape cassette has a magnetic head, a magnetic tape loading mechanism that loads and unloads a magnetic tape cassette and loads and unloads a magnetic tape within the magnetic tape cassette to the magnetic head, the magnetic tape loading mechanism assuming a plurality of operating states and an optical detector for optically detecting a shifting of the magnetic tape loading mechanism from one operating state to another operating state. By using non-contact type optical detectors instead of contact-type detectors to detect a shift of operating states from one state to another, the reliability of detection readings can be improved and at the same time the problem of wear on the conventional electrode pattern can be eliminated.

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Atsugi, Japan

Naoki Tatsumi