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Auto-loading mechanism in a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

US4479155A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1981
Grant dateOct 23, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 20, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/67557
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An auto-loading mechanism in a tape player which comprises an operational member driven by a motor to slide and formed with a first, second and third operational portion which engage with a lock plate for locking a slide member for sliding while being contact with an inserted tape pack, an insertion frame for setting the tape pack in the playing position as well as a shift member for shifting a head plate or a member operatively connected to those members, and, the operational member further comprises a spring for storing ejecting force during the loading time by driving the motor.

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