Apparatus for operating the shutter of a cassette
US5779173A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67584
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for playing DCC cassettes (1) has a holder (20) for positioning the cassette during cooperation with the apparatus. The holder (20) has an opening (21) through which the cassette (1) can be inserted into the holder in an orientation in which the label on a prerecorded DCC cassette is readable. An actuating mechanism (30; 40), which is movable between an initial situation and an end situation, is engageable with the shutter (4) to move the shutter into its open position in response to the insertion of the cassette (1) into the holder (20).
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