Title: Cassette tape transport with adjustable head

Abstract: This apparatus is used for recording and/or playing back a magnetic tape contained in a cassette provided with a hole for receiving a capstan roller and edge apertures for receiving a pressure roller adapted to press the tape against the capstan roller and a recording and/or reading head. The pressure roller is rotatably mounted between two parallel support levers which are pivotally mounted on the base about the same pivotal axis. A third lever pivoted about the said axis is coupled to the support levers by a lost motion coupling allowing limited relative pivotal mouvement between the support levers on the one hand and the third lever on the other hand. This apparatus further comprises a single actuation member which is movably mounted on the base to move the third lever to a position in which the pressure roller is moved into its position of engagement.

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Inventors: Bettini, Giuseppe (Ivrea (Turin), IT)
Romano, Carlo (Montalto Dora (Turin), IT)

Application Number: 503005
Filing Date: 1974-09-03
Publication_date: 1976-03-09
Assignee: Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. (Ivrea (Turin), IT)
Primary Class(es): 360/291.3 360/251.1
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3502820	Mar, 1970	Zenz	360/109.
3571524	Mar, 1971	Kozu et al.	360/105.
3680871	Aug, 1972	Tupaj et al.	360/105.
3705270	Dec, 1972	Huber	360/109.
3833925	Sep, 1974	Jenkins	360/105.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Tupper, Robert S.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Schaefer; I. J.