Reel drive apparatus for magnetic tape recording and playback units
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung H. Min
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Abstract
A reel drive apparatus for rotatably driving a reel of a magnetic tape recorder and playback unit, the apparatus including an elongated mounting shaft disposed on the base chassis of the magnetic tape recorder and playback unit, a reel hub rotatably engaging a tape reel, a reel disc having a tubular journal bearing portion and a cylindrical drum which is mounted on the elongated mounting shaft so that it supports and rotates together with the reel hub, and an elastic and resilient geared belt tensely mounted on the cylindrical drum and engaged to the last-stage gear in a drive gear train.
Claims15
A reel drive apparatus for rotatably driving a cassette tape reel in a magnetic tape recording and playback unit, the unit including a main chassis, the reel drive apparatus comprising:
- an elongated mounting shaft fixed onto the main chassis of the magnetic tape recording and playback unit;
- a reel hub for rotatably engaging the cassette tape reel;
- a reel disc having a tubular journal bearing portion and a concentric cylindrical drum, said reel disc being mounted on the elongated mounting shaft so that said reel disc supports and rotates together with the reel hub;
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- an elastic and resilient geared belt tensely mounted on a peripheral surface of the cylindrical drum of said reel disc and engaged to a last-stage gear in a drive gear train.
A reel drive apparatus for rotatably driving a tape reel in a tape recording and playback unit, comprising:
- a reel hub for rotatably engaging the tape reel;
- a reel disc for rotatably supporting said reel hub;
- an elastic and resilient geared belt mounted on a peripheral surface of said reel disc;
- a drive mechanism engaged with said elastic and resilient gear belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.