Magnetic tape recording and reproducing plug-in unit
US5812340A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/121
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic tape recording and reproducing plug-in unit including a case with a front plate having an insertion opening through which a magnetic tape cassette is inserted, a bottom plate, a top plate, and a pair of side plates each formed with a pair of guide slots arranged for guiding the cassette to a loading position. The slide plates are attached to the side plates so as to be slidable within the case, each slide plate formed with a pair of cam slots arranged for moving the cassette to the loading position. A cassette holder is disposed inside the pair of slide plates for holding the cassette and has pins extending through the cam slots into the guide slots of the side plates. A recording and reproducing device is mounted on the bottom plate. A driving device drives the slide plates. An electronic circuit is disposed at the rear of the recording and reproducing device. Each of the guide slots has a horizontal guide slot portion extending depthwise and a vertical guide slot portion extending downward from the horizontal guide slot portion. Each of the cam slots has a horizontal cam slot portion extending depthwise and an oblique cam slot portion extending obliquely upwards from a…
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