U.S. Philips Corporation

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

U.S. Phillips Corporation

Thomas Scholz

Stefan Koch

Norbert C Vollmann

Georg Weber

Sieghard Post

Marc Gielkens

Harald Noordhoek

A loading mechanism for an apparatus for recording or reproducing information using an information disc, which mechanism includes guides for the disc edge. The guides include a supporting guide constructed as a support for the disc edge pressed against it and a loading guide constructed as a rotationally drivable transport wheel, which rolls the information disc into and out of the apparatus for the purpose of loading and unloading, respectively, the supporting guide and the loading guide guiding the information disc along a loading path. The loading mechanism has minimal dimensions and enables the information disc to be loaded and unloaded without the surface of the disc being touched. This is achieved by the supporting guide and the loading guide being supported so as to be movable in a loading plane.

Disk recorder or player for automatic front side insertion and ejection of disks

Loading mechanism for loading and unloading an information disc into or from an information-technology apparatus in which first and second guides have respective first and second grooves each provided for engaging the edges of the information disc, and the second guide includes a rotationally drivable transport wheel which rolls the information disc into and out of the apparatus along a loading plane for the purpose of loading and unloading, and the first guide and the second guide are supported so as to be movable, and the first groove and second groove each have respective pressure faces inclined relative to the loading plane, and the first and second grooves each having a circumferential bottom surface and a minimum gap dimension where the respective circumferential bottom surfaces each extend substantially perpendicularly to the loading plane, and the respective minimum gap dimensions are each selected to be smaller than the thickness of the information disc, and wherein, during the loading process, the circumferential rim surface of the information disc is kept out of contact with the respective circumferential bottom surfaces of the guide grooves.

Loading mechanism for loading and unloading an information disc

A magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus, with a detection mechanism in order to handle magnetic-tape cassette types (3, 13) with different tape-recording standards and housing configurations, which detection mechanism senses the cassette side wail (8, 17) having the access openings (8, 17) and comprises a sensing element which upon insertion of a cassette, depending on the cassette type, either moves past this cassette wall (8, 17) or engages a guide profile in order to be positioned before a sliding cover of this cassette type and move said cover so far that the access openings are exposed, the detection mechanism (41) being activated upon insertion of a magnetic-tape cassette in a longitudinal direction in which the tape spools are juxtaposed in that the short side wall which faces forward during insertion moves the sensing pin without the sliding cover at this instant already being urged towards the position in which it exposes the access openings, and as insertion proceeds the sensing pin moves to the long cassette side wall (8, 17) having the access openings (9, 10) and moves along this wall, the sensing pin detecting the cassette type just inserted and depending on its construction either moves freely past said wall up to the end of the insertion path for the one type or engages the guide profile in order to open the sliding cover (16) towards the end of the insertion path for the other type.

Arrangement comprising a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus with a deck

The invention relates to a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus having a deck for playing magnetic-tape cassettes, which comprises a loading mechanism including a cassette holder (23) adapted to receive a magnetic-tape cassette (2) and having a holder wall (23e) which guides a cassette wall and which carries laterally projecting pins (23a/b), which pins are guided in lift slots (22b) in a lift slide (22), which slots are inclined relative to the vertical, to lower the cassette holder (23) into a play position and to lift the holder into an eject position, the lift slots (22b) being formed in a lift wall of the lift slide (22), which is movable between a forward and a backward end position, which carries along the cassette holder (23) over a part of its path of movement, and which is movably guided in a parallel first and a second rail (1f, 1n) on the deck plate of the apparatus, in which

Magnetic-tape cassette apparatus with a deck for playing magnetic-tape

The invention relates to a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus comprising a motor which drives the reel discs via a reel-drive mechanism (5) and which also drives a longitudinally movable servo rod (9) actuating a head support (26), a switching member (18) and a loading mechanism (21) comprising a lift slide (22) and, coupled thereto, a cassette holder (23), which are movable, between an eject position and an upper play position, in which upper play position the cassette holder (23) can be moved into a lower play position, a loading drive (10) being provided by means of which the loading mechanism (21) is engageable and disengageable and which can be driven by parts (6) of the reel-drive mechanism (5), in which apparatus engagement and disengagement is effected by means of a control rod (14) carried by the servo rod (9), the loading drive (10) and the parts (6) of the reel-drive mechanism (5) driving the latter being in driving engagement with the lift slide (22) at the same side of the deck plate on which the loading mechanism is arranged., and the loading drive (10) being arranged on a pivotal lever (12) which is pivotable between a driving position and a disengaged position by the control rod (14).

Magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus in which the motor driving the reel

System consisting of a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus, comprising a deck and a loading mechanism for magnetic-tape cassettes, and of a magnetic-tape cassette. A system consists of a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus, comprising a deck and a loading mechanism (27) for magnetic-tape cassettes, and of a magnetic-tape cassette (3, 13) provided with recesses (6) which are each engageable with one coupling member (32) of the loading mechanism (27) to perform further loading and unloading functions, in which for handling magnetic-tape-cassette types (3, 13) with different recording standards and housing constructions a special coupling member (32, 33) of the loading mechanism has been assigned to each type of magnetic-tape cassette with its specially constructed recess (6, 21).

Magnetic tape cassette having a groove extending perpendicular to a

A system consists of a magnetic-tape-cassette apparatus, comprising a deck and a loading mechanism (27) for magnetic-tape cassettes, and of a magnetic-tape cassette (3, 13) provided with recesses (6) which are each engageable with one coupling member (32) of the loading mechanism (27) to perform further loading and unloading functions, in which for handling magnetic-tape-cassette types (3, 13) with different recording standards and housing constructions a special coupling member (32, 33) of the loading mechanism has been assigned to each type of magnetic-tape cassette with its specially constructed recess (6, 21).

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Winkels, Germany

Thomas Scholz