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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiro Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15100 ; 15102 ; 5113 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning the edges of a magnetic tape cut into final-product widths from a wide raw material web with which magnetic powder shed from the tape and base film dust breaking off in the cutting process are removed without damage to the tape. The apparatus includes an air bearing guide for floating the magnetic tape as it is transported thereon, a cleaning device positioned at a side of the guide and making contact with at least one edge of the magnetic tape, and a magnet device for urging the edge of the tape into close contact with the cleaning device.