Magnetic tape driving apparatus
AssigneeHitachi Maxell, Ltd.
InventorsMasao Fujita, Sadamu Kuse
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Abstract
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 of the magnetic head. The support member separates the magnetic tape from the magnetic head at least when a tape driving portion causes the magnetic tape to start running and/or to stop running. With this configuration, the magnetic tape driving apparatus does not suffer from damage to the magnetic head and the magnetic tape when the magnetic tape makes a transition from the stopped state to the running state and vice versa or changes in the running direction.
Claims10
A magnetic tape driving apparatus comprising:
- a magnetic head unit capable of recording or reproducing information with respect to a magnetic tape;
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- a tape driving portion that drives the magnetic tape,
- wherein a tape separation portion that separates the magnetic tape from the magnetic head unit is located on at least one of a tape input side and a tape output side of the magnetic head unit,
- friction between the tape separation portion and the magnetic tape is smaller than that between the magnetic tape and the magnetic head unit,
- the tape separation portion provides a state in which the magnetic tape is in contact with the magnetic head unit and a state in which the magnetic tape is separated from the magnetic head unit, and
- the tape separation portion separates the magnetic tape from the magnetic head unit at least when the tape driving portion causes the magnetic tape to start running and/or to stop running.
A magnetic tape driving apparatus comprising a tape driving portion that drives a magnetic tape,
- wherein a magnetic head unit capable of recording or reproducing information with respect to the magnetic tape is movably arranged in a direction perpendicular to a recording surface of the magnetic tape,
- a magnetic head driving portion is arranged to separate the magnetic head unit from the magnetic tape,
- magnetic tape is in contact with the magnetic head unit and a state in which the magnetic tape is separated from the magnetic head unit, and
- the magnetic head driving portion separates the magnetic head unit from the magnetic tape at least when the tape driving portion causes the magnetic tape to start running and/or to stop running.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.