Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.
Tape-end sensor and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus having the same
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus includes a deck to which a head drum is mounted to record and reproduce information with respect to a running tape, and a tape-end sensor to sense starting and finishing ends of the running tape. The tape-end sensor includes a light emitter mounted on the deck to project a light onto the tape being drawn and run from the tape cassette, a light receiver receiving light projected from the light emitter and transmitted through the tape, and a light interrupter blocking light projected to the light receiver that does not pass through the running tape.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G
G11B
inventional
Hyeong-seok Jae-hoon Byeng-bae
Choi Sim Park