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Power cam driving mechanism for a tape recorder

US4723184A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 1985
Grant dateFeb 2, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/442
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gear driving mechanism for driving a power cam, etc. for a tape recorder, in which a power cam driving working elements by its normal rotation is driven by a motor and the rotation direction of the motor is reversed for the purpose of loading, eject, etc. The mechanism is so constructed that a pivoting gear pivoting depending on the rotation direction of the motor is disposed at the motor side; a normal and a reverse rotation gear engaging with each other is disposed at the gear side; the pivoting gear at the motor side is engaged with one of the normal and the reverse rotation gear when the motor rotates in the normal direction, and with the other when it is pivoted by the reverse of the rotation of the motor.

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