MAGNETIC RECORDING APPLIANCE WITH CONTROL FOR TRANSFERRING DESIRED INFORMATION FROM AN ENDLESS TAPE

• US 3,812,530 A
• Filed: 12/18/1972
• Issued: 05/21/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yoshizo Ikegami
• Original Assignee: Yoshizo Ikegami
• Inventors: Ikegami, Yoshizo
• Primary Examiner(s): Urynowicz, Jr., Stanley M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Eddleman, Alfred H.
• Application Number:
  US05/315,831
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: 179/1.2S,1.2B,1.2E,1.2MD,1.1VC,1.1DR 178/6.6A 35/35C
• US Class Current: 360/5
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/18 Driving; Starting; Stopping; Arrangements for control or regulation thereof G11B15/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/024 on tapes G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/029 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/00 Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor G11B11/00 and G11B13/00 take precedence

Abstract

A magnetic recording appliance for use in combination with a tape recorder which is provided with a remote-control terminal for receiving remote-control signals for starting and stopping the recording operation and with a signal-input terminal for receiving signals to be recorded is disclosed. The recording appliance includes an endless magnetic recording tape which has a specified length and a drive system for driving the speed upon which said tape is operatively mounted. A magnetic recording head for magnetically recording a signal onto said endless magnetic recording tape and positioned to contact said tape, a magnetic erasing head positioned to contact said tape for erasing the recorded signal from said magnetic recording tape and a magnetic reproducing head which is arranged to reproduce the signal recorded on said magnetic recording tape are also provided. The reproducing head contacts the tape at a position ahead of the recording head in a recording track of the tape in order to reproduce the signal recorded on the tape a specified time period after the signal has been recorded. An output terminal is coupled to the magnetic reproducing head whereby the signal reproduced by the magnetic reproducing head may be applied to the signal-input terminal of the tape recorder. The reproducing head, erasing head and said recording head are arranged along the running path of the endless tape in such order that the endless tape passes first on the reproducing head, second on the erasing head and finally on the recording head. A delayed-reset timer is operatively connected to the tape recorder remote-control terminal for controlling the starting and stopping of a recording operation in the tape recorder which timer produces the remote-control signal upon activation whereby the tape recorder commences recording and ceases generating the remote-control signal after a preset delay time from a resetting of the switching, thus stopping the tape recorder.

Claims

1. A magnetic recording appliance for use in combination with a tape recorder which is provided with a remote-control terminal for receiving remote-control signals for starting and stopping the recording operation and with a signal-input terminal for receiving signals to be recorded, the recording appliance comprising:

an endless magnetic recording tape which has a specified length;

means to drive said tape at a predetermined speed upon which means said tape is operatively mounted;

a magnetic recording head for magnetically recording a signal onto said endless magnetic recording tape and positioned to contact said tape;

a magnetic erasing head positioned to contact said tape for erasing the recorded signal from said magnetic recording tape;

a magnetic reproducing head which is arranged to reproduce the signal recorded on said magnetic recording tape, the reproducing head touching the tape at a position ahead of said recording head in a recording track of the tape in order to reproduce the signal recorded on the tape a specified time period after the signal has been recorded;

an outupt terminal coupled to said magnetic reproducing head whereby the signal reproduced by said magnetic reproducing head may be applied to said signal-input terminal of the tape recorder;

said reproducing, erasing and recording heads being arranged along the running path of the endless tape in such order that the endless tape passes first on said reproducing head, second on said erasing head finally on said recording head; and

a delayed-reset timer operatively connected to said tape recorder remote control terminal for controlling the starting and stopping of a recording operation in said tape recorder which timer produces saiD remote-control signal upon activation whereby said tape recorder commences recording and ceases generating said remote-control signal after a preset delay time from a resetting of the switching, thus stopping the tape recorder.

2. The magnetic recording appliance of claim 1, wherein said delayed-reset timer issues a remote control signal for starting the recording action of the tape recorder immediately when the switch is switched to an appropriate position and issues a reverse remote control signal for stopping the recording action of the tape recorder a predetermined time period after the setting of said switch, and said predetermined time period is substantially the same as the period of time which elapses as the tape traverses the route between the recording head and the reproducing head of the appliance.