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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Isao Shinohara, Ikoma, JP;
Yasunari Toyama, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 965 ; 369 772 ;
Abstract
A tape cassette mount for receiving different types of tape cassettes in a tape cassette recorder has a shutter operating mechanism including an arm and a guide roller provided at an end of the arm. The guide roller rotates while sliding along a guide of the tape cassette, thereby sliding the shutter open. When a different type of tape cassette having no shutter is inserted, the arm is pressed and thus pivoted by the tape cassette to a retracting position without damaging the tape cassette or a magnetic tape.