System comprising magnetic tape cassette apparatus and two different types of magnetic tape cassettes playable in such apparatus
US5231553A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/066
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system consists of a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus, comprising a deck and a loading mechanism (27) for magnetic-tape cassettes, and of a magnetic-tape cassette (3, 13) provided with recesses (6) which are each engageable with one coupling member (32) of the loading mechanism (27) to perform further loading and unloading functions, in which for handling magnetic-tape-cassette types (3, 13) with different recording standards and housing constructions a special coupling member (32, 33) of the loading mechanism has been assigned to each type of magnetic-tape cassette with its specially constructed recess (6, 21).
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