Damper mechanism for a recording and/or reproducing apparatus

A damper mechanism for mounting a base member containing a recording/reproducing apparatus to a frame to reduce the amount of vibrations being coupled between the frame and the base member, the base member and frame each having a through-hole, the damper mechanism comprising:

• a solid shaft member having a caulking recess in one end, and a threaded opening in an opposite end, said caulking recess dimensioned to secure said one end of said shaft member to the through-hole of the base member by filling said base member through-hole, wherein a periphery of the caulking recess is outwardly expandable to fill the base member through-hole;
• a vibration absorbing member having a center through-hole which receives said shaft member therein, said vibration absorbing member having substantially cylindrical shaped first and second portions provided along a longitudinal axis of the shaft member with an engagement recess being formed between said first and second portions which engages the frame through-hole, said cylindrical second portion being larger in diameter than said cylindrical first portion;
• a set screw having a flanged-shaped head and a threaded shaft portion that engages said threaded opening of said shaft member so that said flanged-shaped head engages said second portion to secure said vibration absorbing member to said shaft member;
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• an elastic member formed on an outer side of said first cylindrically shaped portion and extending between the frame and the base member to bias the frame away from the base member.