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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1993
Takashi Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording or reproducing device includes a pinch roller for pressing a tape-like recording medium against a capstan, a first member for rotatably supporting the pinch roller, a second member for rotatably pivoting the first member, a positioning member for positioning the second member at a predetermined position, and a moving mechanism for moving the second member and engaging it with the positioning member to position the second member at the predetermined position when the tape-like recording medium is loaded. The second member is positioned by engaging a plurality of portions of a shaft for pivoting the first member with the positioning member when the recording medium is loaded.