Patents Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Keisakusho
  • Patent number: 4796120
    Abstract: A tape drive for a tape cartridge having a protective cover at one corner thereof. The tape cartridge is inserted with the protective cover on the inner end. The protective cover is opened at the back of the drive. Then, a door on the drive is closed which first causes a magnetic head to move vertically along a width of the tape to confront the type and then causes the cartridge to slide laterally into the magnetic head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Keisakusho
    Inventors: Fumito Komatsu, Tuneo Tezuka, Akiyoshi Toyama, Kiyoharu Iwanami