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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:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2001
Applicants:
Toshiya Kurokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Joichi Daiba, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Maekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuaki Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Mitani, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toshiya Kurokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Joichi Daiba, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Maekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuaki Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Mitani, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape drive apparatus, tape extraction apparatus and tape cartridge that enable a reliable chucking and chucking release, and a stable carrying of a tape being extracted from a cartridge. The apparatus includes a carrying mechanism for extracting the tape as a recording medium from the cartridge where the magnetic tape is stored, and for carrying the magnetic tape to be wound up onto a takeup reel provided on the drive apparatus.