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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1989
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device for detecting the end of the tape indicating that the tape cassette is entirely wound on one reel so that the reels are prevented from rotating further and such that the driving direction is reversed. The tape end detecting device includes a switch for indicating the end of the tape, a rotatable wheel responsive to the driving of the tape so as to rotate in a predetermined direction irrespective of the direction in which the tape is driven, a pivotable arm engageable at one end with the rotatable wheel and movable in a forward and backward direction, a rotatable cam member including a movable cam engageable with a pin of the pivotable arm to pivotably move the pivotable arm and an urging cam for urging the pin when the pivotable arm does not pivot and an operating portion mounted on the pivotable arm operating the switch when the pin is urged by the urging cam.