Abstract: A storage device (10) for storing valuable media is described. The device has a rotary storage compartment (14) for storing media items (100) in a fixed order. The items are held in place by one or two tapes (16 and/or 18) wound around the rotary storage compartment. The device includes a memory (16 and/or 18) for storing the order in which the items are stored and details of transactions associated with the stored items, so that each stored item can be linked to a transaction. In a preferred embodiment, one of the tapes (16 or 18) serves as the memory so that transaction details for a stored media item (100) can be read as the stored media item (100) is dispensed from the storage device (10).

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention can include a method of assembling an actuator arm system for a hard disk drive. The method can include: placing a lower bearing on a shaft; placing an actuator arm on the lower bearing; placing an upper bearing on the shaft; applying an adhesive between an inner race of the upper bearing and the shaft; applying an axial preload force to the inner race of the upper bearing; curing the adhesive; and releasing the preload force.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a drum assembly associated with a digital betacam video tape machine is disclosed. The method includes providing a helical scan drum assembly having a stationary upper drum, a stationary lower drum and a plurality of rotating read/write heads disposed between the stationary upper and lower drums. The rotating read/write heads reading and writing digital information to and from a tape. The method further includes inserting air grooves in the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum. The air grooves are configured to reduce sticktion between the tape and the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum when the tape is moved around the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum. The method additional includes mounting an adjustable band to the outer peripheral surface of the lower drum. The adjustable band is configured to guide the tape around the drum assembly in accordance with helical scans when the tape is moved around the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum.

Abstract: A head drum assembly for a compact-size camcorder such as a digital video camera comprised of a drum cover, stationary and rotating drum, a subcircuit board, a stationary and rotating transformer and a motor stator and rotor. By forming the drum cover, which is attached to the shaft of the rotary drum above the rotary drum, with a conductive material such as an aluminum alloy, the need for a conductive bushing member and earthing plate for the insulating drum cover of the head drum assembly can be omitted, resulting in an overall simpler. As the number of components and manufacturing steps decreases, the manufacturing costs decrease and productivity increases.

Abstract: A head drum assembly for a compact-size camcorder such as a digital video camera comprised of a drum cover, stationary and rotating drum, a subcircuit board, a stationary and rotating transformer and a motor stator and rotor. By forming the drum cover, which is attached to the shaft of the rotary drum above the rotary drum, with a conductive material such as an aluminum alloy, the need for a conductive bushing member and earthing plate for the insulating drum cover of the head drum assembly can be omitted, resulting in an overall simpler. As the number of components and manufacturing steps decreases, the manufacturing costs decrease and productivity increases.

Abstract: A rotary head drum apparatus includes a stator drum. A rotary drum is provided with a plurality of magnetic heads and rotates the magnetic heads. The rotary drum is mounted for rotational movement with respect to the stator drum. A rotary transformer includes a stator-side rotary transformer provided on the stator drum and a rotating-side rotary transformer fixed to the rotary drum. The stator-side rotary transformer and the rotating-side rotary transformer are adapted to send and receive signals to each other. An adhesive providing gap is disposed between the rotating-side rotary transformer and the rotary drum for receiving an adhesive for bonding the rotating-side rotary transformer to the rotary drum. An adhesive splashing prevention part is provided on the rotating-side rotary transformer and receives adhesive splashing from the adhesive providing gap.

Abstract: A rotary magnetic head device includes a stationary drum; a rotary drum having a rotary magnetic head; a rotor of a motor fixed to the rotary drum; a support shaft for pivotally supporting the rotary drum, the support shaft having a receiving face; a radial bearing for receiving a radial load, interposed between the rotary drum and the support shaft; a thrust bearing for receiving a thrust load, being slidably put on the receiving face; an urging member for urging the thrust bearing against the receiving face by pushing the rotary drum downward; and a reverse L-shaped support fixed to the stationary drum. The urging member is supported by the reverse L-shaped support and arranged on the rotary drum.

Abstract: An apparatus for helical scan recording/playback of preselected tacks on a flexible tape medium comprising a linear slide structure capable of movement transversely relative to a longitudinal direction of the tape medium, the linear slide structure including a scanner/drum capable of sliding movement relative to a longitudinal direction of the tape medium between opposed edges of the tape medium defining a recording area, the scanner/drum having a head stack for helical scan recording/playback of the preselected tracks, and a stepper motor on a trolley end of the linear slide structure for causing the scanner/drum to slide transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the tape medium.

Abstract: According to a first aspect the present invention is related to a head drum arrangement allowing a much easier mounting of the rotary transformer. The head drum arrangement comprises a non-rotating lower drum and a rotating upper drum, which are connected by a shaft fixed in the lower drum. The upper drum is mounted on the shaft by a bearing and preferably by two ball bearings. A rotary transformer is arranged between the lower drum and the upper drum having a fixed stator and a rotor rotating jointly with the upper drum. The rotor is non-positively held in its position by the magnetic force of a permanent magnet accommodated in the upper drum.

Abstract: A spindle motor for a hard disc drive including a motor base having a shaft, a rotor hub rotationally mounted on the shaft and loaded with an information recording disc, a ball bearing attached to an inner center side of the rotor hub for rotationally fixing the rotor hub on the shaft, and a conductive elastic member inserted between the rotor hub and the motor base to electrically contact each other.

Abstract: A rotary head drum apparatus and a magnetic recording and playback apparatus wherein crosstalk between a writing signal and a playback signal transferred using independent rotary transformers is reduced and facility of assembly and rework of a magnetic head are improved. A flat disk-type rotary transformer for a writing signal and another flat disk-type rotary transformer for a playback signal are disposed adjacently in a stationary drum, and a shield plate for preventing crosstalk is interposed between the two rotary transformers. Alternatively, one of a writing rotary transformer and a playback rotary transformer is formed from a flat disk-type rotary transformer while the other is formed from a cylindrical rotary transformer, and the flat disk-type rotary transformer is disposed on a bottom portion of a stationary drum while the cylindrical rotary transformer is disposed on an outer circumference of a center boss of the stationary drum.

Abstract: A head drum assembly for a compact-size camcorder such as a digital video camera comprised of a drum cover, stationary and rotating drum, a subcircuit board, a stationary and rotating transformer and a motor stator and rotor. By forming the drum cover, which is attached to the shaft of the rotary drum above the rotary drum, with a conductive material such as an aluminum alloy, the need for a conductive bushing member and earthing plate for the insulating drum cover of the head drum assembly can be omitted, resulting in an overall simpler. As the number of components and manufacturing steps decreases, the manufacturing costs decrease and productivity increases.

Abstract: In a head drum assembly mounting structure on a deck of a tape recorder, a plurality of connecting holes and positioning holes are formed in a drum boss provided at a lower portion of a fixing drum, and a plurality of coupling holes and positioning pins are formed in a drum base which is slant disposed on a main base. By using the positioning holes and the positioning pins as positioning means which are connected to each other in complementary fashion, the coupling holes of the drum base and the connecting holes of the drum boss are aligned with each other, and by fastening a screw into such aligned coupling holes and the connecting holes, the head drum assembly can be directly coupled to the main base while being slant disposed with respect to the main base. Accordingly, any possible damage to a lead line is prevented, and assembly efficiency is improved, while the number of parts and the manufacturing cost are reduced.

Abstract: A rotational balance adjustment mechanism for a rotary head drum device includes a fixed drum, a shaft rotatably driven by a motor provided on the fixed drum, a rotary drum mounting a magnetic head, the rotary drum rotating atop the fixed drum, and a rotary transducer having a fixed transducer member provided on the fixed drum and a rotating transducer member provided on the rotary drum, the rotating transducer member adapted to mount a balance weight for adjusting the rotational balance of the rotary drum.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a hollowed portion is formed on a lower bonded surface of a rotary drum to which a rotation-side rotary transformer is bonded, and a hollowed portion is formed on an upper bonded surface of the fixed drum to which a fixation-side rotary transformer is bonded. Thus, excessive adhesive is absorbed by the hollowed portions and adhesive layers do not have uneven thicknesses, thereby securing surface runout accuracies of the rotary transformers. Further, since an adhesive is applied to the outer peripheral side of the hollowed portion of the rotary drum, the adhesive does not flow into ball bearings located on the inner peripheral side.

Abstract: In a rotary head apparatus a first reproducing magnetic head and a second reproducing magnetic head are oppositely arranged between a rotating shaft; and a first recording magnetic head and a second recording magnetic head are also oppositely arranged between the rotating shaft. One of the magnetic head elements of the first recording magnetic head and one of the magnetic head elements of the second recording magnetic head are connected to a first channel of a rotary transformer; and the other magnetic head element of the first recording magnetic head and the other magnetic head element of the second recording magnetic head are connected to a second channel of the rotary transformer, to thereby enable simultaneous recording and reproducing.

Abstract: A rotary magnetic head device includes a stationary drum; a rotary drum having a rotary magnetic head; a rotor of a motor fixed to the rotary drum; a support shaft for pivotally supporting the rotary drum, the support shaft having a receiving face; a radial bearing for receiving a radial load, interposed between the rotary drum and the support shaft; a thrust bearing for receiving a thrust load, being slidably put on the receiving face; an urging member for urging the thrust bearing against the receiving face by pushing the rotary drum downward; and a reverse L-shaped support fixed to the stationary drum. The urging member is supported by the reverse L-shaped support and arranged on the rotary drum.

Abstract: A rotating drum assembly, and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus including the rotating drum assembly, are provided. The rotating drum assembly comprises a cylindrical rotating drum; a magneto-resistive head installed on the rotating drum to project at least a part thereof from the outer surface of the rotating drum; and a tape-contact piece installed on the rotating drum so as to project from the outer surface of the rotating drum and to be in contact with the surface of a magnetic tape; the tape-contact piece being formed to have a larger tape-contact width than that of the magneto-resistive head and disposed to be in earlier contact with the magnetic tape than the magneto-resistive head.

Abstract: A head drum device of the present invention prevents a magnetic tape (2) from clinging to the head drum device (3) due to electrostatic charge by using a carbon-containing synthetic resin as the material of an upper drum (33) in order to reduce the manufacturing cost for the upper drum. Also, setting the outside diameter of the upper drum (33) smaller than that of an intermediate drum (32) eliminates the need for a high-level of manufacturing precision in the manufacture of the upper drum (33). Thus, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost for the upper drum (33).

Abstract: A head drum apparatus comprises: a lower drum; a stationary shaft pressed and fitted into a center hole of the lower drum; an upper drum rotatably coupled to the stationary shaft via at least one bearing; a boss fixed to the top portion of the stationary shaft by means of a set-screw; a motor rotor mounted to the top surface of the upper drum; a motor stator fixed to the boss, the motor stator being opposite to the motor rotor; and a ground device. The ground device includes an anchor member anchored to the upper surface of the boss and an elastic member fixed to the bottom surface of the anchor member. The elastic member extends downwardly through a bore in the boss, and a ground member is fixed to tile lower end of the elastic member. The ground member is in elastic contact with an outer race of an upper bearing.

Abstract: As is well known from video recorders, the rotary drum comprises a rotary part (upper drum) and a stationary part (lower drum), and forms a drum unit with a drum base (2) by means of which the drum is being arranged with a tilt angle with respect to the plane of recorder's tape deck chassis.

Abstract: A guide plate is provided along the outer periphery side of a rotary drum and a fixed drum on the upstream side relative to an inlet portion where a magnetic tape starts making contact with a magnetic head on the rotary drum, an airflow attendant on the rotation of the rotary drum is stripped by a wedge-shaped edge on the tip end side of the guide plate, and is released to the outer periphery side by a guide surface of the guide plate, and the airflow flowing in the axial direction from the upper end side of the rotary drum into the space between the magnetic tape and the rotary drum is restrained by an extended portion of the guide plate. By this, in a rotary head drum device for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus, formation of an excess of air film in the vicinity of an inlet portion of the magnetic tape can be restrained, and stable recording and reproducing can be achieved without raising the tape tension, whereby the life of the magnetic tape can be enhanced.

Abstract: A rotary head drum apparatus and a magnetic recording and playback apparatus are disclosed wherein crosstalk between a writing signal and a playback signal which are transferred using rotary transformers separate from each other is reduced and the facility in assembly and the rework facility of a magnetic head are improved. A flat disk-type rotary transformer for a writing signal and another flat disk-type rotary transformer for a playback signal are disposed in a neighboring relationship one on the other in a stationary drum, and a shield plate for preventing crosstalk is interposed between the two rotary transformers.

Abstract: A magnetic head, a recording and/or playback method for a tape-type magnetic recording medium and a rotary magnetic head mechanism which are simple in structure and superior in contact characteristic with a tape-type magnetic recording medium. A window portion is formed in a concave manner on an outer circumferential face of a rotary drum along which a magnetic tape can be wrapped. A flat head of a width smaller than that of the window portion in the advancing direction is disposed in the window portion such that a pair of channels each in the form of an air gap are formed between the opposite leading and trailing ends of the flat head and the opposite leading and trailing ends of the window portion, respectively. The flat head has an exposed smooth flat face extending perpendicularly to a diametrical direction of the rotary drum and provided at a position retracted from the outer circumferential face of the rotary drum for being opposed to and fluidically interference with the magnetic tape.

Abstract: A rotary head in which the tape running load is decreased by setting the tape path cylindrical surface of an upper drum (12) in a range of winding of a tape (31) at an inner side relative to the tape path cylindrical surface of a lower drum (11). Alternatively, the tape path cylindrical surface of an inner drum (13) in a range of winding of the tape (31) is positioned at an outer side relative to the tape path cylindrical surface of the upper or lower drum.

Abstract: A rotary head in which the tape running load is decreased by setting the tape path cylindrical surface of an upper drum (12) in a range of winding of a tape (31) at an inner side relative to the tape path cylindrical surface of a lower drum (11). Alternatively, the tape path cylindrical surface of an inner drum (13) in a range of winding of the tape (31) is positioned at an outer side relative to the tape path cylindrical surface of the upper or lower drum.

Abstract: A helical scan magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus incorporating an MR head to serve as a reproducing magnetic head is arranged to convert data which is recorded on a magnetic tape into data in the form of DC-free code trains. The magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus is provided with a high-pass filter for attenuating low-frequency components of a reproduced signal detected by the MR head. Moreover, a demodulating circuit is provided which demodulates data in a state before data is converted into the DC-free code trains from the reproduced signal, in which the low-frequency components have been attenuated by said high-pass filter. As a result, noise (thermal asperities) in a low-frequency region caused when the magnetic tape and the MR head are brought into contact with each other is removed so that a reproduced output free from excessive noise is obtained. The high-pass filter is, for example, a rotary transformer mounted on rotational drum.

Abstract: A head drum assembly for use in a tape recorder includes a holder of a general circular shape having a center hole through which a flange is fitted, a plurality of bosses on top thereof. Each of the bosses is provided with an assembling hole. The head drum assembly further includes a plurality of connectors. Each of the connectors has a body provided with a pair of posts insertable into the assembling hole for allowing the body to be maintained on the holder, a terminal plate for elastically contacting the video head and for elastically contacting the lower transformer. The terminal plate is integrally formed with the body.

Abstract: A head drum for a recording and reproducing apparatus is disclosed. This head drum for a recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a lower drum installed at a lower portion of a center shaft, an upper drum rotating about the center shaft at an upper portion of the lower drum, and a head drum grounding apparatus which includes a grounding means formed of a contact member contacting with a portion of the upper drum and an elastic member fixed at an end of the contact member and having different diameters at its multiple steps, and a receiving means inserted into the center shaft and having an installation hole for receiving the grounding means, for thereby enhancing a reliability of a head drum grounding apparatus by obtaining a reliable grounding of a tip brush and preventing a noise which occurs at the tip brush.