Pioneer Electronic Corporation

Gen Kumagai

Akiharu Yagi

Tamotsu Harada

Satoru Kodaira

Katsuhiko Yaguchi

Nagaki Fujioka

Kiyoshi Yanagida

Koji Yanoguchi

A novel cassette changer for a tape player wherein a tape cassette accommodating member and a tape driving mechanism are fixed relative to each other during selection of a tape cassette and which has a comparatively small overall size and requires a comparatively low power for moving a tape cassette between the tape cassette accommodating member and tape driving mechanism. The cassette changer comprises a plurality of cassette receiving members each for removably receiving a tape cassette thereon, an accommodating member for receiving the cassette receiving members in a row thereon, an actuating means for selectively moving a cassette receiving members from a home position to a transfer position, a tape driving mechanism mounted in a fixed relationship with respect to the accommodating member for receiving a tape cassette thereon and driving a tape of the tape cassette, and a carrier for receiving a tape cassette from the selected cassette receiving member moved to the transfer position and setting the tape cassette in position onto the tape driving mechanism.

Cassette changer for tape player

Growing community of inventors

Saitama, Japan

Gen Kumagai