Drive arrangement for both a cassette loading mechanism and a tape loading mechanism of a recording and reproducing apparatus
US5708538A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67549
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information signals with the use of a tape cassette having a pair of tape reels which are engaged on reel shafts of the apparatus includes a tape cassette transfer mechanism for shifting the tape cassette inserted by way of a cassette insertion opening in a first direction normal to the reel shafts and then parallel to the reel shafts to place the pair of tape reels within the tape cassette on the shafts. The apparatus includes a drive arrangement having a single motor that drives both a cassette transfer arrangement and a movable tape loading control arrangement which is disposed in the apparatus for extracting a portion of the tape of the cassette and guiding an extracted portion of the tape along a predetermined path.
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