Vertical magnetic recording and playback apparatus
AssigneeVictor Company of Japan, Ltd.
InventorHaruki Ogata
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Abstract
A vertical magnetic recording and playback apparatus in which a magnetic tape is transported between a main and an auxiliary magnetic poles of a vertical magnetic head for recording and reproducing information into and out of the tape. The magnetic head is integrally mounted on rotary members. Guide members guide the tape such that the tape is transported in a flat position between the main and auxiliary magnetic poles of the head. In this configuration, the transport of the tape between the main and auxiliary magnetic poles is uncomplicated and the path of tape, simple.
Claims15
A vertical magnetic recording and playback apparatus comprising:
- head drive means supporting a vertical magnetic head which is made up of a main magnetic pole and an auxiliary magnetic pole positioned to face said main magnetic pole, said head drive means comprising at least a pair of flat rotary members which are positioned to face each other, said flat rotary members comprising a first rotary plate on which the main magnetic pole is mounted and a second rotary plate on which the auxiliary magnetic pole is mounted;
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- tape guide means for guiding a magnetic tape through a clearance between said main and said auxiliary magnetic poles while causing one of opposite surfaces of the tape to face said main magnetic pole and the other said auxiliary magnetic pole.
A magnetic recording and playback apparatus comprising a pair of rotary members which rotate together about a common axis, magnetic head means comprising a first magnetic head part carried by one of said rotary members and a second magnetic head part carried by said other rotary members such that said first and second magnetic head parts rotate together about said common axis, said first and second magnetic head parts being spaced from one another, and tape guide means guiding a magnetic tape through the space between said first and second magnetic head parts such that the plane of the tape as it passes through said space is substantially perpendicular to said common axis, whereby said magnetic head means provides tracks on said tape upon rotation of said first and second magnetic head parts and advancement of said tape through said space.
A magnetic recording and playback apparatus comprising a pair of rotary members axially spaced from one another and rotatable together about a common axis, magnetic head means having a first magnetic head part carried by one of said rotary members and a second magnetic head part carried by the other of said rotary members, said first and second magnetic head parts being spaced from one another, and tape guide means for guiding a magnetic tape, said tape guide means comprising first guide-orienting means for guiding the tape with the plane of the tape oriented parallel to said common axis, said tape guide means further comprising second guide-orienting means for changing the orientation of the tape to provide a tape run in which the plane of the tape is substantially perpendicular to said common axis, said tape run passing through the space between said first and second magnetic head parts, whereby said magnetic head means provides tracks on said tape upon rotation of said rotary members and advancement of said tape run through said clearance between said first and second magnetic head parts.
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