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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1990
Masafumi Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Katoku, Tokyo, JP;
Morihiro Komoriya, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a tape recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a head drum and a plurality of rotary elements including at least rotary heads associated with the head drum for recording and/or reproducing information signals on a magnetic tape wrapped around the head drum, a capstan for transporting the magnetic tape at a constant speed, and supply and take-up reel bases for engaging a pair of reels around which the magnetic tape is wound in a tape cassette and for driving the respective reels; a single motor is directly coupled to one of the rotary elements and drives the other rotary elements through a non-slip mechanical transmission for synchronously rotating at least the rotary heads, the capstan and the supply and take-up reel bases.