Abstract:
In order to produce compatible track patterns on magnetic tapes, the head wheels of helical-scan magnetic tape recorders must be height - adjustable. Known methods of construction either cause a change in the pretension of the head wheel bearings (3, 4) when the height of the head wheels is adjusted, or require an unnecessarily large mechanical winding of the magnetic tape around the scanning device. In the scanning device of the invention, the head wheel motor and head wheel form a single unit, longitudinally adjustable. Pretension of the rolling bearings (3, 4) is achieved by a spring device (6, 10), which is supported by a part rotating with the head wheel axle (2).
Abstract:
A magnetic head device provided with a rotary drum, a plurality of intermediate members joined onto the rotary drum, and a plurality of magnetic heads respectively joined to the intermediate members. Each magnetic head is fixed to the rotary drum through each intermediate member. The thicknesses of the heads and members are so combined that the variation of track heights of the magnetic heads can be offset. Therefore, no head base nor connecting parts are used, providing a magnetic head device which is suitable for multiple-magnetic-head devices and small-sized magnetic head devices. A high-precision magnetic head device can be efficiently produced because the variation of track heights of the magnetic heads is offset by the thicknesses of the intermediate members interposed.
Abstract:
An improved arcuate scanning head assembly (ASHA) is angled relative to the line of travel of the tape. The relative sizes of the angle, the diameter of the ASHA and the amount by which the heads protrude from the cylinder end face of the ASHA are such that the magnetic heads make firm contact with the tape when above one side of the ASHA's rotating cylinder face, but at most grazing contact with the tape when above the other side of the cylinder face. Preferably, they make firm contact on the one side and do not make contact at all when on the other side. Preferably, the angle also is such that on the side making contact, the head makes and loses contact with the tape a small distance in from the edge of the tape, reducing or eliminating problems due to the head striking the edge of the tape. Alternatively, the ASHA is left straight, but the tape cartridge for use with the ASHA is modified so that the tape is presented at an angle across the media access opening.
Abstract:
Lifeting device for a rotor (8) by means of a threaded spindle (6) driven by a servomotor (M2). Processes are known to detect the location within a lifting range by means of position sensors. This kind of detection is not tolerance-free and inaccurate. The present invention allows the location within a lifting range, for example a magnetic track within a magnetic tape width, to be accurately defined. Sensors (S1, S2) are linked to the rotor (8) and to the driving threaded spindle (6). Neither sensor has an ajusted position and both emit an impulse with each rotation. For a fixed predetermined measurement path (H) within a lifting displacement, the time difference DELTA t between the impulses emitted by the sensors (S1, S2) is determined by counting circuits. Given a known pitch (s) of the threaded spindle (6), the location of a magnetic track can be detected, thus allowing the location within a lifting range to be adjusted.
Abstract:
To improve the cross-talk quality of a multi-channel magnetic tape recorder with a rotating head wheel, of which the magnetic heads receive signals via a rotating translator, the leads between the magnetic heads and the corresponding translator spools (12) are isolated from each other. This isolation is achieved by means of covers (15) made of small tubes of an efficient electro-conductive metal; further, these may be joined mechanically and electrically with the rotating axle. Further improvement in cross-talk quality may be achieved by making an electro-conductive connection between the covers (15) and with the short circuit rings (7, 9, 11) which are disposed between the translators (6, 8, 10).
Abstract:
For recording and reproducing broad band signals on magnetic tape, apparatuses with electromagnetic converters arranged on the circumference of head wheels or head drums are used. In order to define according to standards the magnetization range of each track, the electromagnetic converters have to be adjustable with very strict allowances in the radial, axial and circumferential direction of the head wheel or head drum and in their angular position. Known holding and adjusting devices allow such adjustments to be only imperfectly done or require too much space. The present holding and adjusting device is subdivided by slots located between both magnetic heads (8,9) and extending in the circumferential direction in such a way the spacing between the head gaps in the circumferential direction, their height relative to each other and the azimuthal angle of the head gaps can be adjusted by means of adjusting screws (16,22,23). The holding and adjusting device is particularly suitable for being arranged at the free end of a piezoelectric deflecting device (2).