Tape cartridge player mechanism
US3973178A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/684
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A motor in a tape cartridge player is coupled by means of a worm gear to a cycling gear. Control of the motor, as to its starting and stopping sequences, is determined by the angular position of the cycling gear which functions to drive a transducer positioning mechanism and a cartridge engagement-disengagement mechanism. The angular position of the gear is sensed by means of a contact assembly which engages a conductive pattern on a printed circuit board secured to the cycling gear.
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