Power loading/unloading mechanism for tape record/playback apparatus
US4403265A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/1883
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power loading/unloading mechanism for tape record/playback apparatus which comprises a gear driven by a motor, a rack member associated with a tape pack inserted; a partly cut-out gear independent of the rack member operation system and interlocked with a cam member for advancing and retreating a head plate; an engaging gear driven by the motor and disposed so as to engage with the partly cut-out gear; a means for keeping the engaging gear from engagement with teeth of the partly cut-out gear; and an engagement operating means for detecting completion of tape pack loading and for putting the engaging gear into mesh with the teeth of the partly cut-out gear.
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