Title: Automatic tape loading type recording and/or reproducing apparatus

Abstract: The invention relates to a recording and/or reproducing apparatus an automatic tape loading type. A loading mechanism is moved to a position for drawing a tape out of a tape-accommodating casing structure, such as a cassette. The tape to wraps around a cylindrical tape guide structure and over a specific angular extent thereof. This guide structure has at least one transducer such as a rotating head; a single motor for driving the transducer, a capstan spindle, reel discs, and other parts. An eccentric is turned structure rotated by power transmitted from the motor during loading and unloading, thereby operating and controlling loading mechanism.

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Inventors: Umeda, Hiroyuki (Yokohama, JA)

Application Number: 612332
Filing Date: 1975-09-11
Publication_date: 1976-09-07
Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Limited (Yokohama, JA)
Primary Class(es): 360/85 360/95
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3598926	Aug, 1971	Umeda	360/85.
3678217	Jul, 1972	Kihara	360/85.
3688059	Aug, 1972	Miura et al.	360/85.
3702383	Nov, 1972	Inaga et al.	360/85.
3735053	May, 1973	Eibensteiner	360/85.
3784761	Jan, 1974	Moritan et al.	360/85.
3788571	Jan, 1974	Finster et al.	360/95.
3792491	Feb, 1974	Inaga	360/85.
3800314	Mar, 1974	Sato	360/85.
3825944	Jul, 1974	Terao et al.	360/85.

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Primary Examiner: Eddleman, Alfred H.
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