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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1987
Shigeo Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kikuo Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Kanai, Tokyo, JP;
Syouichiro Yokoi, Tokyo, JP;
Clarion Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pinch roller driving mechanism used in a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus including a rotary head comprises: a pinch roller arm driving member provided on a pinch roller pull-out gear to rotate in the same direction as the gear; a pivotable pinch roller arm connected to the pinch roller arm driving member; and a pinch roller link having one end pivotably linked to one end of the pinch roller arm and the other end pivotably linked to a pinch roller block which supports a pinch roller and moves along a guide groove to bring the pinch roller into close contact with a capstan shaft.