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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:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsuhiko Hara, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 22 ; 360 331 ; 360 64 ;
Abstract
A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for expanding the functions of the VTR with a limited number of heads. The apparatus includes audio heads A1 and A2 having azimuth angles of .+-.30 degrees respectively, video heads SP1 and SP2 having azimuth angles of .+-.6 degrees, video heads WP1 and WP2, and video heads WQ1 and WQ2. The audio heads A1 and A2 are used commonly in the standard play mode of the VHS, in the extended play mode and in the wide mode.