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8159776 Magnetic tape driving apparatus comprising a tape separation portion that separates a magnetic tape from a magnetoresistive head unit  
A magnetic tape driving apparatus of the present invention includes a support member for separating a magnetic tape from a magnetic head on at least one of a tape input side and a tape output side...
8107189 Device and structure for reducing tape motion and static friction  
A tape mounting apparatus for a magnetic tape data storage device which includes a movable structure movably attached to a base. The movable structure moves partially within the base and is powered...
7929244 Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus  
A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed that selectively loads a first tape cassette accommodating a first magnetic tape or a second tape cassette accommodating a second...
7869692 Imaging apparatus  
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a recording and reproduction unit configured to record a serial moving image signal generated by the imaging unit as one cut on a recording medium...
7835109 Tape guiding mechanism, magnetic tape apparatus, and method for manufacturing magnetic tape  
A tape guiding mechanism for guiding a traveling tape is provided including a guide roller for guiding the traveling tape and a regulator which rubs against at least one edge of the traveling tape...
7672078 Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus  
It is an object of the invention to provide a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus in which a special motor for driving the head cleaning mechanism is eliminated, and space can be saved with...
7540443 Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus and tape threading method thereof  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus and a tape threading method thereof capable of preventing cut or slip of a leader tape, and capable of...
7474498 Tape recording system  
A tape recording system is provided for coupling the angular velocities of a pair of roller guides disposed one on either side of a head assembly. In one embodiment, the roller guides each comprise...
7446972 Tape drive with a single reel tape cartridge having single guide surface and method for driving  
A tape drive having a single reel data storage cartridge disposed therein is provided. The single reel data storage cartridge includes a housing having an access window and a reel rotatably...
7372668 Recording and/or reproducing device having a positioning arrangement for positioning a cleaning brush  
A brush driving mechanism, which drives a cleaning brush from a retracted position to an operation position opposed to a magnetic head, has a main arm having a tip coupled to the cleaning brush...
7372661 Tape guide system for engaging different tape widths  
A tape guide system for supporting magnetic tape about a rotary scan drum of a data transfer apparatus is disclosed. The tape guide system comprises a tape guide and a guide ramp. The tape guide...
7344100 Recording and/or reproducing device wherein shaft is out of contact with pull-out assembly on rotating take-up reel  
A driving mechanism, which drives a pull-out assembly up to an interior of a reel hub of a take-up reel, has a shaft which is inserted in a through hole bored in a grabber with a clearance. A...
7338002 Locking dual hub tape reel for tape drives  
A dual hub reel for a tape drive comprises an inner hub operatively connectable to a motor and a flexible leader connected at a first to the inner hub so as to be wound on to the inner hub when...
7334750 Tape drive with leader connecting mechanism  
A tape drive for use with a tape cartridge having a cartridge leader includes a drive body, a take-up reel supported by the drive body, and a drive leader connected to the take-up reel. The tape...
7280310 Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus  
A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a main chassis on which a rotatable head cylinder is mounted; a sub chassis movable relative to the main chassis; a cassette holder for...
7262933 Magnetic recorder/reproducer with freely detachable magnetic tape for engaging a guide post which traces a path through a notch in a take-up reel  
The hub of a take-up reel (20) has a notch (20b) which is formed so as to correspond to the moving paths of guide posts (33, 34, 35) passing between a rotating drum type magnetic head (10) and the...
7243871 Data storage tape cartridge and leadering mechanism interaction  
A data storage tape cartridge providing robust interactions with leadering mechanisms of data storage tape drives. In one relevant aspect, a data storage tape cartridge includes improved leader...
7215505 Pole base assembly for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus  
A pole base assembly for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for guiding a tape drawn from a reel through a predetermined path in parallel or substantially in parallel toward a lead surface...
7209316 Magnetic recording/reproducing device including a tape pull-out member having a projection for contacting a ramp surface  
A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a cylinder; a chassis section having the cylinder provided thereon; a tape pull-out member pulling out the magnetic tape; a positioning...
7099102 Multiple format magnetic storage media drive  
Methods and systems are provided for receiving and streaming storage tape by a tape head from storage tape cartridges of varying formats in a single tape drive. In one example, an exemplary tape...
7092201 Tape deck mechanism with main cam gear moving sub-deck, pole base loading unit, brake unit and main sliding memeber  
A deck mechanism for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a main deck provided with a head drum, a capstan motor, and a sub-deck installed on the main deck to be loaded/unloaded....
7079351 Magnetic tape guiding device for use with a tape transport system of a tape recorder and method for using the same  
An improved magnetic tape guiding device for use with a magnetic tape transport system of a tape recorder and the like, and a method for using the same. The magnetic tape guiding system of the tape...
7066420 Tape drive apparatus having an arrangement for capturing and retaining a leader pin from a tape cartridge  
A tape drive apparatus with an arrangement for capturing, retaining and releasing a leader pin from the tape cartridge provides a leader pin holding assembly having a body and a swing pivotally...
7050261 Magnetic recording tape drive with tape guide assembly having dampening disk  
A tape drive is provided having a pair of stationary guide assemblies disposed symmetrically about the magnetic read/write head. Each of the stationary guide assemblies has a mounting portion and a...
7035033 Method and apparatus for reinitializing a tape drive after a power loss  
A method and apparatus to quickly and correctly re-initialize a tape drive mechanism after power loss employs a non-volatile memory to store functional state data during normal operation of the...
7032852 Tape loading device for a tape recorder  
A magnetic tape loading device for a tape recorder comprising a pole base assembly which moves along a deck chassis and takes a magnetic tape from a tape cassette during a loading of the magnetic...
6967812 Magnetic recording/reproducing device  
A magnetic recording/reproducing device of the present invention records information on or reproduces information from a tape provided in a cassette by winding the tape around a rotary head...
6945488 Magnetic tape drive apparatus  
Deck mechanism assembly comprises deck base, head guide assembly which is disposed on the deck base and which reads and writes data from/to a magnetic tape, cartridge reel motor which drives a reel...
6935545 Pinch-roller unit of a magnetic recording/reading apparatus  
A pinch roller unit of a magnetic recording/reading apparatus disposed on a main deck on which a head drum and a capstan are disposed to move in association with a sub-deck which is disposed to...
6923402 Tape guide post mechanism  
A tape guide post mechanism for guiding running of a tape includes: a post arm, the post arm including a tape guide post, around which the tape is looped at a predetermined angular distance, and...
6923395 Tape drive leader connection sensing assembly  
A sensing assembly for use in determining if magnetic tape within a single reel tape cartridge properly disconnects from a takeup reel within a tape drive during unloading of the tape cartridge, so...
6889927 Tape threading apparatus having take-up hub with gap filling block for data storage systems and method therefor  
A take-up mechanism for a read/write recording apparatus includes a hub with an outer surface about which a tape medium is to be wound. A recess is formed in the outer surface, and a receiver block...
6886766 Tape guiding assembly for a tape drive  
A tape drive with a tape guiding assembly guides tape past the read/write head along a tape path. First and second inner guide rollers are disposed along the tape path on opposite sides of the...
6885516 Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus including gear mechanism  
A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a tape loading mechanism including a driving ring gear member, first and second ring gear members for shifting first and second tape guide...
6869036 Recording and/or reproducing apparatus  
There is provided a recording and/or reproducing apparatus including: a cartridge loading member into which is loaded a tape cartridge having a magnetic tape provided with a leader block on one...
6814324 Releasably latchable leader block in tape threading apparatus for data storage systems and method therefor  
A leader block in a read/write recording apparatus includes a body member and a latch member that move relative to each other to receive, engage and retain the leader pin on a tape medium. The...
RE38548 Cassette loading apparatus for video cassette recorder  
A motor installed on a wall of a cassette housing operates a placement gear and a rotating member for safely placing a cassette holder on a deck and then also operates a ring gear, which is...
6744593 Tape path for a cartridge tape drive  
A tape drive having a cartridge receiving area for receiving a cartridge containing a recording medium on a supply reel is disclosed. The tape drive has a take-up reel. The take-up reel includes a...
6739536 Optical detection of alignment and/or absence of tape cartridge leader pin  
To detect alignment and/or absence of a tape leader pin in an opening of a tape cartridge, a light source scans the opening. Detection logic analyzes the detected reflection waveform signal for...
6736351 Tape guide device for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus  
A tape guide device for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus includes a pole base assembly to guide a tape supplied from a supply reel and passed through a predetermined path to be moved...
6729569 Reel hub lock releasing mechanism  
In a reel hub releasing mechanism, a seesaw type release lever is arranged so as to be turnable with its central part as a fulcrum, and it includes first and second flat members extending onto both...
6708913 Magnetic tape unit  
The magnetic tape unit comprises a take-up reel for winding a magnetic tape thereon, a threader pin from which a leader block connected to a front end of the magnetic tape housed in a cartridge is...
6697212 Cartridge magnetic tape device having magnetic head cleaning mechanism  
A threading motor (5) fixed to a deck base (2) has a gear at the tip of the shaft thereof, and rotates a drive shaft (6-1) through the gear secured to tip of the drive shaft. The drive shaft is...
6676070 Backward compatible tape support  
A tape guide (38) that provides support for a storage tape (30) of a tape drive (10) during a loss of tension of the storage tape (30). The tape drive (10) includes a drive housing (12), a tape...
6678111 Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus having a tape guide post mechanism in that a tilt of the tape guide post is restricted  
A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus for recording information to and reproducing information from a magnetic tape extracted from a cassette loaded in the apparatus, the magnetic tape...
6644580 Take up assembly for wrapping spaced tape portions  
A control mechanism for loading/unloading data storage tape is provided. The control mechanism is part of a tape drive that receives a removable tape cartridge. The tape cartridge stores the data...
6637691 Latching mechanism for tape drive  
A method and apparatus for loading tape from a single reel tape cartridge into a take-up reel. The hub filler is securely and releaseably attached to the take-up reel upon the hub filler entering...
6631863 Reel hub lock releasing mechanism for use in a tape drive that comprises a seesaw-type release lever  
In order to release a reel hub lock by operating a lock lever (41) in response to rotation of a ring cam (51), a reel hub lock releasing (30) mechanism comprises a seesaw-type release lever (31)...
6622566 Releasing/hooking force meter of the leader pin of the magnetic tape cartridge  
A releasing/hooking force meter of a leader pin of a magnetic tape cartridge is provided which measures the releasing/hooking force of the leader pin by carrying out a releasing/hooking test. The...
6619577 Position sensors for tape loading mechanism  
A method of loading a tape from a single reel tape cartridge into a take-up reel. Position sensors detect position of a guide arm as a tape loading mechanism loads and unloads tapes from a single...