Recording and/or reproducing apparatus including at least one guide arrangement having at least one damping projection
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorEwald Fraberger
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Abstract
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus having at least one guide arrangement that facilitates recording and reproduction even when a tape edge comes into contact with an end flange of the guide arrangement. The guide arrangement structure preferable is in the form of a tape guide roller, for guiding a record carrier in the guide arrangement. There is at least one damping projection in the area of the guide surface. The damping projection extends in tangential directions of the guide surface and is adapted to damp axial relative movements of the record carrier with respect to the guide arrangement.
Claims14
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus
- having drive means for driving record carrier in the form of a tape and
- having guide means for guiding the record carrier,
- which guide means include at least one guide arrangement
- having a guide shaft and
- having a guide surface which is curved with respect to the guide shaft,
- having an end flange in the area of each of the two axial ends of the guide surface, which flange extends transversely to the guide shaft, and
- having a receding portion in the area between the guide surface and the end flange,
- wherein the at least one guide arrangement has at least one damping projection in the area of its guide surface, which damping projection extends in tangential directions of the guide surface, and
- the at least one damping projection is adapted to damp axial relative movements of the record carrier with respect to the guide arrangement.
A guide arrangement
- adapted to guide a record carrier in the form of a tape and
- having a guide surface which is curved with respect to a guide shaft,
- having an end flange in the area of each of the two axial ends of the guide surface, which flange extends transversely to the guide shaft, and
- having a receding portion in the area between the guide surface and the end flange,
- wherein the at least one guide arrangement has at least one damping projection in the area of its guide surface, which damping projection extends in tangential directions of the guide surface, and
- the at least one damping projection is adapted to damp axial relative movements of the record carrier with respect to the guide arrangement.
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