Logic deck mechanism for portable audio
US6198595A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/442
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable audio logic deck mechanism includes a main base; a driving source installed on the main base; a power transmitting unit including a pair of capstan wheels isolated from each other at a predetermined interval on the main base, a pulley installed on the main base to rotate a minute distance, a belt connecting the driving source, the capstan wheel, and the pulley to each other to transmit power, and a main gear rotating interlockingly with one of the capstan wheels; a pair of reel tables rotatably installed on the main base so that the reels of a tape cassette can be safely placed on the reel tables; an interlocking unit for transmitting power to either of the pair of reel tables being interlocked with the power transmitting unit; a recording/reproducing element for recording/reproducing information to a magnetic tape of the tape cassette; a mode changing unit for changing the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the pair of reel tables; a tension controlling unit for controlling the tension applied to the belt of the power transmitting unit in engagement with the mode changing unit; a lifting and lowering unit for lifting and lowering the recording/reproducing elem…
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