Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information... – Cartridge system
Patent
1995-03-14
1997-07-29
Darling, John P.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information...
Cartridge system
G11B 1504
Patent
active
056515090
ABSTRACT:
A recording/reproducing device including a cassette holder for holding a tape cassette and moving it to a cassette loading position; a positioning pin adapted to be inserted into a positioning hole formed in the tape cassette, for finally positioning the tape cassette; and a second positioning member for approximately positioning the tape cassette during movement of the tape cassette to the cassette loading position prior to final positioning by the positioning pin. The second positioning member includes a body portion and a guide portion formed at an upper end of the body portion. The body portion has substantially the same shape as that of an opening portion formed at a given position on a lower surface of the tape cassette or an end portion of the lower surface of the tape cassette. Before an upper end of the positioning pin enters a lower end of the positioning hole, the guide portion of the second positioning member comes into contact with the opening portion or the end portion of the lower surface of the tape cassette to approximately position the tape cassette with a side surface of the body portion of the second positioning member. Accordingly, the tape cassette can be securely loaded to the cassette loading position.
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Sawada Takashi
Suzuki Kazuyoshi
Darling John P.
Frommer William S.
Sinderbrand Alvin
Sony Corporation
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