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Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1976

Filed:

Dec. 02, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:

Edgar Zuckschwert, St. Georgen, DT;

Georg Friedrich Papst, St. Georgen, DT;

Assignee:

Papst-Motoren KG, St. Georgen, DT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242198 ; 360 96 ;
Abstract

A tape drive system for a cassette tape recording and/or reproducing apparatus has at least three drive motors, two for driving the tape spools and at least a third for driving a tape drive capstan. two of the motors are disposed so as to engage the cassette from one side thereof, while the other motor or motors is or are disposed so as to engage the cassette from the other side. The motor or motors at a first side of the cassette is or are disposed in a main housing, while the other motor or motors at the second side of the cassette is or are in a casing portion that is pivotable or linearly displaceable relative to the main housing, for insertion or removal of a cassette. The apparatus can have a dual capstan tape drive.


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Zuckschwert, Edgar. (1976). Tape drive (U.S. Patent No. 3934841). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/3934841

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