Magnetic tape cassette having a groove extending perpendicular to a front wall thereof for engagement by a loading mechanism of a tape cassette apparatus
US5365393A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/40
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System consisting of a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus, comprising a deck and a loading mechanism for magnetic-tape cassettes, and of a magnetic-tape cassette. 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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