CD/cassette playing mechanism
US6373804B1 · kind B1 · utility
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14Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B31/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A CD/cassette playing mechanism includes a CD playing module and a cassette playing module supported on a chassis. The CD playing module includes a CD spindle for supporting a CD and a laser head on one side of the CD spindle for reading the CD. The cassette playing module includes a compartment for receiving a cassette tape, a pair of tape spindles for running the cassette tape, and tape playback and recording heads. A part of the cassette playing module is accommodated in the space on a side of the CD spindle other than the side where the laser head is located and partially opposite a CD in the CD playing module.
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