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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1999
Haruhiko Yoneda, Daito, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A tape recorder of the invention comprises a fixed guide member disposed for a path of travel of a magnetic tape between a tension post and a full-width erasing head and having a tape guide face to be brought into sliding contact with the lower of a pair of side edges of the tape between the main surface thereof, with the lower side edge positioned closer to the chassis . The fixed guide member regulates the level of the tape widthwise thereof by receiving the lower side edge of the tape by the tape guide face while being held out of contact with the main surface of the tape . The recorder can be manufactured at a lower cost without impairing the accuracy of the path of travel of the tape.