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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1986
Filed:
May. 28, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard B Kilstofte, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
T.A.D. Avanti, Inc., Compton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360105 ; 360137 ; 74435 ;
Abstract
A control mechanism having particular, but not exclusive application to a cassette-type of telephone answering machine by which the movement of the record/playback head and pinch roller associated with each cassette of the machine, and the engagement of the drive for the take-up and rewind spindles of each cassette, are achieved by the rotational energy of the drive motor of the machine, rather than by high power electromagnetic solenoids; and in which only small, low power electromagnets are required for latching and unlatching the motor driven control mechanism.