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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1984
Yuji Teraguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Sadayoshi Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Clarion Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tape player includes a fast-forwarding and rewinding mechanism consisting of forward-drive means for setting the tape player in the fast-forwarding mode, reverse-drive means for setting the tape in the rewinding mode and forward-drive and reverse-drive electromagnetic plungers associated with the forward- and reverse-drive means. A channel changing mechanism according to the invention comprises: an off plate reciprocal between its stop mode and play mode positions responsively to a head shift mechanism and responsively to one of the electromagnetic plungers; a drive gear continuously rotated by a drive motor; a change gear including a tooth train engageable with the drive gear and a cut-off partly breaking the tooth train for interruption of engagement with the drive gear; a change link plate reciprocal responsively to rotation of the change gear for switching a pinch roller and an idler gear between the forward-drive and reverse-drive modes; and a change-off plate resposive to the off plate in the play mode for locking the change gear at a position not engageable with the drive gear.