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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:
Feb. 05, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Munetaka Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoichi Umezawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Copal Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 71 ; 360 95 ;
Abstract
A tape drive of the type for withdrawing a magnetic tape together with a leader block connected to the leading end thereof out of a tape cartridge so as to record and reproduce the information onto or off of said magnetic tape. In addition to driving sources for driving a supply reel disposed in the tape cartridge and a take-up reel, a single power source is provided for accomplishing the opening or closing of a door of the housing, the vertical movement of the housing, the displacement of the leader block and the pushing or ejection of the tape cartridge out of the housing.