Cassette turning mechanism

US4114182A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Grundig E.M.V. · DE

Inventors

• Werner Zeh · Dorfprozelten, DE
• Dieter Kuhnlein · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 1977
• Grant date: Sep 12, 1978
• Expiry date: Jun 2, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G11B15/67505
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A turning mechanism for a tape recorder adapted for reversing a cassette to permit the recording and playing of both tape tracks of a tape cassette. The mechanism includes receptacle means adapted to be positioned in the cassette nest of the recorder containing the tape drive and tape recording elements. The receptacle is adapted to automatically shift the cassette into and out of the cassette nest and to reverse the cassette. Activation structure is provided for accomplishing the shifting of the receptacle to reverse the cassette. The receptacle is mounted on the end of the shaft for symmetrical turning about the axis of the shaft. The shaft is turnably supported on a swing-axle for rotation about the axis of the swing-axle. Control gears are provided for rotating the shaft and the swing-axle respectively depending upon the position of the receptacle in relation to the remainder of the mechanism.