Tape transport
（重定向自Pinch Roller）
![Tape transport with dual pinch rollers - Technics-RS1520](/Images/godic/202502/02/Pinch_rollers1301.jpg")
![Threaded tape of an open Compact Cassette in the tape drive](/Images/godic/202502/02/Radiorekorder_Laufwerk_Wiedergabe_IMG_90691301.JPG")
![Left tension arm on Studer A-80 tape recorder](/Images/godic/202502/02/Tension_arm_of_Studer_A801301.jpg")
A tape transport is the collection of parts of a magnetic tape player or recorder that the actual tape passes through. Transport parts include the head, capstan, pinch roller, tape pins, and tape guide. The tape transport as a whole is called the transport mechanism.