Pressure device for flexible recording media in cartridges using a universal joint mounting
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsWerner Knerich, Udo Boehm, Klaus Schulze-Berge, Roland Brotzler
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Abstract
A pressure device for flexible recording media, especially those contained in cartridges, which comprises a rigid member provided with a resilient pad, which member, secured to a pivoted lever, is located in front of the write/read area of the scanning head relative to the direction of rotation of the recording medium, and presses the recording medium against a platen, wherein the rigid member is connected to the pivoted lever via a universal joint.
Claims3
A pressure device for flexible recording media contained in cartridges, which comprises a rigid member provided with a resilient pad, which member is arranged on a pivoted arm which can be urged toward a platen portion on the chassis of the drive unit for the recording medium, and is located in front of the write/read area of the scanning head relative to the direction of rotation of the flexible recording medium, and thus presses the recording medium, at least indirectly, against said platen portion, wherein the rigid member is mounted by means of a universal joint, in order to achieve the application of pressure over the entire surface of the resilient pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.