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US 5,475,546 AGranted
Tape loading device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorMyoung-soo Choi
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Abstract
A tape loading device includes resilient biasing device on a pair of linkage arms for resiliently biasing a pair of pole bases in the loading direction while the tape is fully loaded. The biasing device includes a pair of torsion springs mounted on the linkage arms for providing a pushing force for the pole bases while the tape is loaded. The tape loading device can protect a driving gear member and a main slide from the pushing forces of the pole bases, and requires fewer components, to reduce manufacturing cost accordingly.
Claims8
A tape loading device comprising:
- a deck;
- two gear members disposed on said deck in a rotatable manner, said two gear members being engaged with each other;
- a main rack having a rack gear formed thereon, said rack gear being engaged with one of said gear members, said rack gear being slidably mounted on said deck;
- a pair of linkage arms respectively connected to said gear members;
- a pair of pole bases respectively connected to said linkage arms, said pole bases being moveable, in a loading direction, from an unloaded position to a loaded position, in which said pole bases cause a tape to be loaded on a rotary drum head, in response to rotation of said gear members;
- means disposed on said linkage arms for resiliently biasing said pole bases in the loading direction when said pole bases are in the loaded position.
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A tape loading device comprising:
- a deck;
- two gear members disposed on said deck in a rotatable manner, said two gear members being engaged with each other;
- a main rack having a rack gear formed thereon, said rack gear being engaged with one of said gear members, said rack gear being slidably mounted on said deck;
- a pair of linkage arms respectively connected to said gear members;
- a pair of pole bases respectively connected to said linkage arms, said pole bases being moveable, in a loading direction, from an unloaded position to a loaded position, in which said pole bases cause a tape to be loaded on a rotary drum head, in response to rotation of said gear members;
- means for resiliently biasing said pole bases in the loading direction when said pole bases are in the loaded position;
- wherein said biasing means comprises a connection pin formed on each of said pole bases, a slot formed in each of said linkage arms and inserted into said connection pins, and a pair of torsion springs respectively mounted on said linkage arms, one side portion of each torsion spring coming into contact with a respective one of said connection pins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.