Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on or from a tape has a fixed drum, a rotary drum, a bearing and a grounding member. The rotary drum is provided with at least one head. The bearing is disposed between the fixed drum and the rotary drum to enable the fixed drum to rotatably support the rotary drum. The fixed drum has a through hole formed within an area which corresponds to an area where the bearing is disposed. The grounding member is arranged in the through hole to be in contact with the bearing.

Abstract: A rotary drum assembly is arranged so that upper and lower drums can rotate about a central shaft with respect to each other via a dynamic-pressure bearing. In the rotary drum assembly, the central shaft is press-fitted into the rotary upper drum, a sleeve which is formed so that the central shaft can be rotatably fitted thereinto is supported by the fixed lower drum, and a dynamic-pressure generating groove is formed in either one of the central shaft and the sleeve, whereby a dynamic-pressure bearing is formed between the central shaft and the sleeve.

Abstract: A motor comprising a rotor unit and a stator unit. The rotor unit includes a multipolar rotor magnet; a gear, disposed away from the center of rotation of the rotor unit with respect to the rotor magnet, for transmitting torque of the rotor unit to the outside; and a rotary shaft disposed at the center of rotation. The stator unit includes a substrate; and a plurality of coils disposed facing the rotor magnet on the substrate, the substrate having a cut-out section between at least two of the plurality of coils, with the cut-out section causing the outer peripheral section of the gear to be exposed.

Abstract: In a capstan motor, a gear portion and an FG detection portion are integrally formed of a plastic magnet at mutually different wall thicknesses and they are fixed to the outer circumference of a rotor yoke. The FG detection portion is provided with multipolar magnetization to generate a rotation detection signal with a magnetoresistance element. The gear portion is arranged to transmit the drive force to the outside. The outer diameter of the rotor yoke is different at the gear portion and at the FG detection portion, depending upon the wall thicknesses of the plastic magnet. The outer diameter is set to be greater in the portion corresponding to the FG magnet of the rotor yoke.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor magnet, driving coils and the detecting wire elements. The rotor magnet is mounted on a rotor yoke and has a plurality of magnetic pole pairs arranged at equal angular spacings, each having north and south poles. At least one pair of is unequally magnetized so that the north and south poles thereof are of unequal strength. The other magnetic pole pairs are equally magnetized so that the north and south poles thereof are of equal strength. The driving coils are provided on a stator yoke opposite from the rotor magnet. The detecting wire elements are provided on the stator yoke. The detecting wire elements are arranged at an angular spacing substantially equal to that of the magnetic pole pairs of the rotor magnet. The detecting wire elements generate output signals when the rotor yoke comprising the rotor magnet rotates to cause the unequally magnetized magnetic pole pair to move across from the detecting wire elements.

Abstract: A recording or reproducing apparatus has a rotary head drum which is composed of a rotary drum with magnetic heads mounted on the outer periphery thereof and a stationary drum. It records a signal on or reproduces a signal from a magnetic tape by running the magnetic tape which is pulled around the predetermined portion of the outer peripheral surface of the rotary head drum. An angle varying member for varying the angle formed between the magnetic tape and the rotary head drum is provided at least at one of the locations where the magnetic tape enters and leaves the rotary head drum. Alternatively, a member for positioning the magnetic tape relative to the rotary head drum may be provided.

Abstract: An apparatus arranged to record or reproduce signals on or from a tape-shaped recording medium contained in a cassette, with tape reels and a pinch roller disposed within the cassette, by guiding and causing the medium to travel in an oblique posture relative to a cylindrical drum having magnetic heads comprises a moving mechanism arranged to move a first chassis which holds and carries the cassette and a second chassis which carries the drum relative to each other, a capstan disposed on the second chassis, and an urging member arranged to urge the capstan to be in pressed contact with the pinch roller. The capstan is thus arranged to be brought into pressed contact with the pinch roller by the urging force of the urging member.

Abstract: A tape cassette is arranged to have its size reduced by arranging its tape reels to have a small flange diameter and by arranging a partition wall located opposite to a cassette aperture part across the tape reels to be close to the tape reels. A casing of the tape cassette is composed of two bodies including a first body which is disposed on the side of the aperture part, and a second body which is disposed on the side of the partition wall and is arranged to be movable.

Abstract: An optical apparatus comprises a first lens to be used for changing a magnifying power; a second lens to be used for focus adjustment and also for compensation required when the magnifying power is varied; a focus detecting circuit for detecting an in-focus state; a first control circuit for driving the second lens to an in-focus position on the basis of information obtained by the focus detecting circuit; a detecting circuit for detecting the position of the second lens; and a second control circuit for driving the second lens to a normal focus adjustable position after driving the second lens to a reset position for the purpose of enabling the detecting circuit to perform a detecting action. The second control circuit is arranged to drive the second lens from the reset position to the focus adjustable position at a higher speed than the driving speed set by the first control circuit.

Abstract: A brushless motor includes a rotor having a multipolar magnet with n-number of magnetic poles and a stator yoke having a plurality of field coils disposed at a position opposing the multipolar magnet. The stator yoke of the brushless motor is provided with a magnetic-resistance varying portion to improve the smoothness of rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: An information signal recording and reproducing apparatus, including a recording arrangement for recording information signals, the recording arrangement including at least one rotary head obliquely tracing a tape-shaped recording medium, the information signals including four kinds of pilot signals for tracking control which have frequency components different from each other a manually operable arrangement for producing a command to change a recording operation of the recording arrangement, a mark signal supplying arrangement for intermittently supplying a mark signal to the recording arrangement for a predetermined period in response to the command produced by the manually operable arrangement, the mark signal mainly having a predetermined frequency component which is distinguishable from frequency components of the four kinds of pilot signals, a reproducing arrangement for reproducing signals recorded on the recording medium, the reproducing arrangement including at least one rotary head obliquely tracing

Abstract: A multi-channel information signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing information signals from a tape-shaped record bearing medium having a plurality of areas which respectively extend longitudinally in parallel with each other, wherein only the signal reproduced from one area, designated by a designating circuit out of the plurality of areas, is taken among the signals reproduced by a rotary head, which obliquely traces the tape-shaped record bearing medium, thus, reproducing the information signal, and, at the same time, the designating circuit is controlled based on the signal reproduced by the rotary head.

Abstract: A brushless motor includes a rotor having a multipolar magnet with n-number of magnetic poles and a stator yoke having a plurality of field coils disposed at a position opposing the multipolar magnet. The stator yoke of the brushless motor is provided with a magnetic-resistance varying portion to improve the smoothness of rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: Moving elements in a recording and/or reproduction apparatus change the travel path of a strip-like recording medium mounted in a container. A detector detects a specified part of parts of the medium having a character different from other parts of the medium and at least part of a light emitting and/or light receiving arrangement of the detector moves into and out of the space required for altering the path of the medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording and/or reproducing apparatus which comprises heads of at least two different kinds, carrying apparatus operative for receiving a recording medium, discriminating apparatus for discriminating the kind of the recording medium being carried by the carrying apparatus, selecting apparatus for selecting one kind of heads out of the different kinds in response to the discriminating apparatus and control apparatus which is provided for at least one kind of head selected out of the heads of different kinds to control contact of the head with the recording medium in response to the selecting apparatus.

Abstract: A flat brushless motor having magnetoresistive elements includes a flat multipole permanent magnet mounted on a rotary shaft, a yoke member positioned in such a manner as to face the permanent magnet, and coils. The brushless motor also incorporates a plurality of zig-zag patterns of magnetoresistive elements which are formed on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the rotary shaft.

Abstract: A rotary type reproducing apparatus for reproducing a recorded signal through the tracing of many recording tracks formed at a predetermined pitch on a record bearing medium, one after another, includes a moving apparatus for moving the record bearing medium in a direction which crosses the recording tracks; a shifting apparatus for shifting the rotary head in a direction which crosses the rotation plane thereof; an apparatus for forming a first pulse signal in association with the record bearing meduim moving action of the moving apparatus; an apparatus for forming, on the basis of the first pulse signal, a second pulse signal which is of a higher frequency than the first pulse signal; a counting apparatus for counting the pulses of the second pulse signal; and a control apparatus for forming, on the basis of the counter value of the counting apparatus, a control signal which controls the shifting apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording and/or reproducing apparatus which includes heads of at least two different kinds, carrying apparatus for receiving a recording medium, discriminating apparatus for discriminating the recording medium being carried by the carrying apparatus, selecting apparatus for selecting one kind of head from the different kinds. This occurs in response to the discriminating apparatus and control apparatus which is provided for at least one kind of head selected from different kinds to control head contact with the recording medium in response to the selecting apparatus.

Abstract: A rotating head type reproducing apparatus, arranged to reproduce a recorded signal by tracing, one after another many recording tracks formed on a record bearing medium at a predetermined pitch by a rotating head, includes a moving mechanism for moving the record bearing medium in a direction transverse to the recording tracks; a shifting mechanism for shifting the rotating head in a direction transverse to the rotating plane thereof; a pulse signal generator for generating a pulse signal in association with the moving operation of the moving mechanism on the record bearing medium; a counter for counting the pulse signal, the count datum of the counter being arranged to return to the initial datum every time a predetermined number of pulses of the pulse signal are counted; a timing signal generator for generating a timing signal in association with the rotation of the rotating head; and a control device for forming a control signal for controlling the shifting mechanism on the basis of the count data of the

Abstract: A rotating head assembly comprises a fixed lower drum; a rotating member which has at least one head and also has a void hole in a position corresponding to the axis of rotation; supporting means which is disposed in a position farther away from the axis of rotation than the void hole and is arranged to support the rotating member rotatably relative to the fixed lower drum; and at least one composing means which is arranged by utilizing the void hole to compose at least a portion of the rotating head assembly.