Cassette tape ejecting apparatus, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus having the same

A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a chassis for supporting reel tables, a tape running system and a head drum;
• a cassette housing installed on the chassis to be transferred to a tape insertion position and a tape ejection position, a cassette tape being mounted thereon;
• and
• a cassette tape ejecting apparatus for locking the cassette housing on the chassis when the cassette housing is transferred to the tape insertion position, and unlocking the cassette housing and transferring the cassette housing to the tape ejection position to eject the cassette tape,
• wherein the cassette tape ejecting apparatus comprises:
• a pin boss, a hook hole and a locking groove which are formed as a single body with the chassis;
• a locking lever being installed on the cassette housing, and having a locking protrusion hooked on the looking groove when the cassette housing is transferred to the tape insertion position, and an unlocking protrusion;
• an eject lever installed on the chassis to be rotated through the pin boss in the forward/backward direction at a predetermined angle, for unlocking the locking protrusion from the locking groove to eject the cassette tape;
• and
• a cassette switch turned on/off by the forward/backward rotation of the eject lever, for sensing ejection of the cassette tape.