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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2000
Kenji Sasaki, Kyoto, JP;
Tetsuya Morita, Hirakata, JP;
Abstract
A cassette changer which comprises a recording and reproducing unit having an insert and withdrawal port into and from which a groove-carrying cassette can be inserted and withdrawn, and a storage unit adapted to store a plurality of cassettes therein, and which is used to transfer the cassette between the recording and reproducing unit and storage unit, the cassette changer being further provided with a chuck capable of taking a locking position in which the chuck is engaged with the groove of the cassette, and a release position in which the chuck leaves the groove and does not prevent a first transfer unit from moving, a second transfer unit transferring a cassette to a storage position or an insert and withdrawal position and thereafter being allowed to move further, whereby a chuck releasing member engages the chuck, which is thereby moved from the locking position to the release position.