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US 4,300,713 AGranted
Cassette tape recorder
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorMasaaki Sato
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Abstract
A small sized cassette tape recorder has a capstan shaft cooperating with a pinch roller to feed a tape in a tape cassette charged in the recorder. The upper end portion of the capstan shaft is supported by a bearing which is mounted on the cover, when the cover is closed. Thus, the capstan shaft is supported at both its ends and not cantilevered.
Claims5
A cassette tape recorder comprising:
- a cassette chamber adapted to receive therein a tape cassette;
- a cover movably mounted on said recorder to open and close said cassette chamber;
- a capstan shaft having a pair of ends and adapted to extend through a tape cassette placed in said cassette chamber in operative engagement therewith;
- a pinch roller operable in cooperation with said capstan shaft to drive the tape of a tape cassette placed in said cassette chamber;
- first bearing means in said recorder operatively supporting said capstan shaft at one end thereof;
- and second bearing means mounted in said movable cover and adapted to be placed into and out of engagement with the other end of said capstan shaft as said cover is closed and opened, respectively, said second bearing means operating to support said capstan shaft at said other end thereof when said cover is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.