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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuhiro Kawaguchi, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Yoshiki Nagaoka, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 85 ; 360107 ; 242338 ;
Abstract
In a tape loading mechanism, a guide groove is formed in a main plate and a drum base that defines the path of a movable tape guide. Each of the main plate and the drum base is provided with a step portion in the thickness direction at a joining area where the drum base is joined to the main plate. These step portions overlap with each other. By using this joining method, a die cast drum base can be thinned so that the dimensional accuracy is improved and a movable tape guide can be moved smoothly along the guide groove.