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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360109 ; 36013024 ;
Abstract
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus includes a tape guide drum (10) composed of a lower stationary drum (10A) supported integrally with a drum shaft (18) and an upper rotary drum (10B), a lead member (12) provided separately from the lower drum and composed of an annular portion (52) having a portion for guiding a reference edge Te of a magnetic tape T and a bottom portion (53). The apparatus further includes pivot means provided inside the drum to support and allow the center axis of the drum to tilt with respect to the annular portion of the tape guide.