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Helical scan magnetic recording device having a folded mounting plate

CA 1070423 A · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Kollar, Ernest P

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A helical scan magnetic recording device is provided with a folded mounting plate in order to permit a tape wrap on the circumference of a tape support mandrel which is intermediate the conventional 180° and 360° tape wraps. Specifically the, device is provided with a folded mounting plate comprising a body having a substantially planar reference surface for supporting a tape entry guide and a non-parallel substantially, planar exit reference surface for supporting a tape exit guide. The two non-parallel surfaces are coupled together to define a V-block mounting support for the mandrel. In a preferred embodiment, the entry reference surface and the exit reference surface are each …

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  • Granted January 22, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 22, 1997.
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GrantedJanuary 22, 1980
Term endedJanuary 22, 1997
Patent numberCA 1070423 A
Classification (IPC)G11B5/52 +2 more

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198119831985198719891991199319951997Patent grantedJan 22, 1980Term endedJan 22, 1997

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