Tape player

Abstract

A tape player according to the present invention has a pivotal lever which is pivotally moved horizontally, when a tape cassette is loaded, from its ejection position to its loading position, the pivotal lever having a member engaged with a reel hole when a cassette is loaded connected to one end thereof, a pivotal member pivotally mounted horizontally pivotably having an operatively connecting member formed to be precluded from pivotal movement outside an instrument frame by used of an ejecting member in a non-lay state and adapted to control a spacing between opposite ends a torsion coil spring opposite ends of which are engaged by the pivotal lever and the pivotal member, respectively, further comprising an actuating member allowing pivotal movement of the pivotal lever when the latter is pivotally moved from the ejection position to the loading position and causing the pivotal lever to be pivotally moved from the loading position to the ejection position along with the operation of the ejecting member, a slidable retaining member for retaining a cassette holder in the non-play state provided with a mechanism by which the cassette holder loaded in the cassette is shifted from the non-play state occupying the upper stage position to the play state occupying the lower stage position, and a defining member provided on the retaining member, the defining member being engaged with the actuating member when the pivotal lever is in the ejection position to restrain sliding movement of the retaining member while allowing the sliding movement of the retaining member when in the loading position to release the retaining state of the cassette holder, characterized in that when the ejecting member is operated, the preclusion of pivotal movement of the pivotal member is released to return the cassette holder from the lower stage position to the upper stage position.