Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Takamasa Kurafuzi

Kaoru Morinaga

Shigeo Yamada

Kimihide Tokura

Shigeharu Kitagawa

A tape recorder using a magnetic erase head wherein the erase head is brought into contact with a tape in the record mode and is separated therefrom in the play mode. A record operating member determines whether or not the erase head is brought into contact with the tape. The movement of the erase head is controlled by the rotational force of the motor, thereby improving 'soft-' or 'feather-touch' operation.

Tape recorder having soft-touch control of an erase head

The invention relates to a tape recorder having 'soft-touch' control buttons. Upon operation of first operating members for driving a tape at a normal speed, and/or second operating members for driving the tape at a high speed, a normal-speed drive mechanism and/or a high-speed drive mechanism is driven using the rotational force of a motor. When the tape is driven at high speed and the play operating member is operated so as to perform cuing or reviewing, a control mechanism holds the high-speed drive mechanism in a nonoperating state while the normal-speed drive mechanism changes from the nonoperating state to the operating state.

Tape recorder

A tape operation mode changing mechanism for tape players. The mechanism is provided with a motor and gears for running a tape, a first rotary member adapted to rotate while the tape runs, a thrusting element driven in accordance with rotation of the first rotary member, a holding device, a rocking member held by the holding device and provided with first and second engagement portions, the rocking member being rockable about the holding device in response to the thrusting means thrusting against the first engagement portion while the tape runs, and a second rotary member adapted to rotate regardless of the running of the tape and provided with an engagement section capable of moving the rocking member when in engagement with the second engagement portion thereof. The engagement section of the second rotary member is prevented from engaging with the second engagement portion during rocking of the rocking member resulting from the thrusting means thrusting the first engagement portion while the tape runs, but does engage the second engagement portion when the tape stops running. In addition, the second rotary member is movable between first and second positions so as to move the rocking member in different positions. Movement of the rocking member is utilized to effect changes in the operation modes of the tape player.

Tape player

A tape recorder has an automatic repeating function, and includes a switching lever (435) displaceable between a first position to render a rewinding mechanism operable and a reproduction driving mechanism inoperable, and a second position to render said fast feeding mechanism inoperable and said reproduction driving mechanism operable, a rotary body (281) for operably connecting with said switching lever so as to perform said displacement of the switching lever by its torque and to rotate independently of the tape travel, and an automatic stop detection mechanism (39) for detecting the end of a tape so as to displace the switching lever from the second position to the first position.

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Yokohama, Japan

Takamasa Kurafuzi