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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1992
Keiji Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Motofumi Itawaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshitaka Otonomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuro Tsubota, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatic cassette changer wherein a plurality of types of cassettes having different recording formats can be used. The automatic cassette changer comprises a plurality of types of cassettes in which different types of record media having different recording formats are accommodated, a cassette storage rack having a plurality of bins for storing the cassettes therein, a plurality of recording and/or reproducing apparatus each provided for selectively recording and/or reproducing a format signal in accordance with a selected one of the recording formats of the plurality of types of cassettes, and a transport mechanism for selectively transporting the cassettes between the bins and the recording and/or reproducing apparatus.