Tape Transport Mechanism

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Mechanical system guiding tape past playback head with precise pressure and speed control.

Direct parts	5
Total parts	6
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Mechanical system guiding tape past playback head with precise pressure and speed control. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Tape Transport Mechanism parts and their functions

5 top-level parts · 6 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Tape Transport Mechanism parts diagram: 1 capstan shaft, 2 pinch roller, 3 pinch roller spring, 4 guide post, 5 tape tension spring. 6 parts in 5 top-level items. — Tape Transport Mechanism parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Capstan Shaft	1×	Hardened steel rotating shaft, 3.15 mm diameter, driven at 1.875 in/s tape speed.
2	Pinch Roller	1×	Synthetic rubber roller pressed against capstan pinching tape at constant force.
3	Pinch Roller Spring	1×	Leaf spring loading roller with 600 g contact force.
4	Guide Post	2×	Small cylindrical post centering tape path and preventing skew.
5	Tape Tension Spring	1×	Spiral spring maintaining consistent tape tension across cassette spools.

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Bill of materials for Tape Transport Mechanism

5 top-level lines · 5 rows shown · 6 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Capstan Shaft	cassette-player-capstan	1×	1	·	part
2	Pinch Roller	cassette-player-pinch-roller	1×	1	·	part
3	Pinch Roller Spring	cassette-player-roller-spring	1×	1	·	part
4	Guide Post	cassette-player-tape-guide-post	2×	2	·	part
5	Tape Tension Spring	cassette-player-tension-spring	1×	1	·	part

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Where the tape transport mechanism is used

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Consumer Electronics 1 Portable Cassette Player

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Portable Cassette Player

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks