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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1991
Kouhei Takita, Katsuta, JP;
Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Katsuta, JP;
Hironori Saitoh, Katsuta, JP;
Kyuichirou Nagai, Fujisawa, JP;
Tatsumi Nishijima, Katsuta, JP;
Kenji Ogiro, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuo Masuoka, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Fuse, Yokosuka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a main chassis on which a cylinder having a rotary magnetic head attached thereto is mounted, a subchassis which is supported on the main chassis so as to be movable toward and away from the cylinder and on which reel mounts are mounted for engagement with reels of a magnetic tape cassette, a driving motor, tape guide members serving to form a predetermined path through which a magnetic tape moves so as to be wound around the cylinder, a pinch roller which cooperates with a capstan to hold the magnetic tape therebetween so as to move the magnetic tape in a predetermined direction, brakes for applying predetermined rotational loads to the reel mounts, operation members for operating the pinch roller and/or brakes, cam members for imparting a predetermined displacement to the operation members, and transmission members for transmitting the driving force from the driving motor to the cam members, wherein at least the driving motor, the brake members, as well as the transmission members, cam members and operation members which are associated with the brake members, respectively, are mounted on the subchassis.