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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroo Edakubo, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tatsuzo Ushiro, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360107 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on or from a tape has a fixed drum, a rotary drum, a bearing and a grounding member. The rotary drum is provided with at least one head. The bearing is disposed between the fixed drum and the rotary drum to enable the fixed drum to rotatably support the rotary drum. The fixed drum has a through hole formed within an area which corresponds to an area where the bearing is disposed. The grounding member is arranged in the through hole to be in contact with the bearing.