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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Kazuo Sakai, Chiyoda-machi, JP;
Tomokazu Ishii, Chiyoda-machi, JP;
Tadashi Honzawa, Odawara, JP;
Masaru Orii, Odawara, JP;
Fujio Tajima, Tsuchiura, JP;
Kooetsu Okuyama, Tsuchiura, JP;
Takao Terayama, Ushiku, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tape cartridge is received into one end of an information recording and/or reproducing apparatus conforming to an 8 inch Form Factor Size. A first reel is held inside this tape cartridge, and a tape wound onto this first reel is extracted from a cartridge including the first reel and threaded by a simple pivotal motion of a tape threading arm, and wound onto a second reel disposed at the other end of the information recording and/or reproducing apparatus. The pivotal center of the tape threading arm and a recording head are disposed at opposite sides respectively with regard to a line joining a first and second reel axes to facilitate a compact overall construction. Tape guides formed into cylindrical rollers and the recording head are disposed on the inner side of the trajectory of the tape threading to transfer the tape smoothly. The tape guides and the recording head may be arranged substantially in line. Also, the tape guides next to the recording head may be fixed rollers.