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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1988
Toshio Yoshimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Tanashin Denki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cassette tape recorder wherein a tape cassette ejecting mechanism and a magnetic head shifting mechanism are alternatively driven by a common driving mechanism of a simple construction including a tape feeding drive motor. The tape recorder includes a selectively engaging mechanism which operates by a predetermined amount when actuated, and a driving force transmitting member which is operated by the selectively engaging mechanism and moved between first and second positions by a head holding mechanism. When a tape cassette is to be ejected, the driving force transmitting member is moved to the first position in which it operates an ejecting mechanism. When a tape cassette is loaded into an operative position, the driving force transmitting member is moved to the second position in which it operates a head shifting mechanism to shift a magnetic head and a pinch roller to their operative positions at which they are thereafter held by the head holding mechanism. When the tape recorder is to be stopped, the head shifting mechanism is released from the head holding mechanism and returns to its inoperative position.