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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeo Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Kimichika Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Syouichiro Yokoi, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Tsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Clarion Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 965 ; 360966 ; 360 93 ;
Abstract
A cassette holder mechanism in a tape player includes an elongated hole formed in a cassette holder and engaging a pin extending from a guide arm so as to allow a limited relative movement of the cassette holder with respect to the guide arm, and includes a positioning spring for urging the cassette holder downwardly so that cassette in the cassette holder is reliably set at a predetermined position in a horizontal configuration.