Tape recorder
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroki Ichikawa
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Abstract
In a driving mechanism for a tape recorder, rewinding operation of the tape at high speed may be effected by moving a fast-feed operation member to activate both a main switch and a high-speed switch to effect high speed driving of a tape rewinding reel. A first rotary lever is adapted to be actuated either by the fast-feed operating member to actuate the main switch or by a changeover operation member which sets the driving mechanism to the rewinding position. A tape driving member for transmitting tape driving force to either a tape winding reel or the tape rewinding reel is pivotally actuated by a second rotary lever which is also adapted to be responsive to the changeover operation member.
Claims4
A tape recorder having a driving mechanism for enabling tape rewinding at a higher speed and a lower speed comprising:
- a tape winding reel;
- a tape rewinding reel;
- a changeover operation member adapted to be set to effect rewinding of said tape;
- a fast-feed operation member adapted to effect feeding of said tape at said higher speed;
- a main switch adapted to set said driving mechanism for operation at said lower speed;
- a high-speed switch adapted to be actuated by said fast-feed operation member to set said driving mechanism for operation at said higher speed;
- a first rotary lever adapted to actuate said main switch in response to actuation of said first rotary lever by said changeover operation member;
- a second rotary lever adapted to be engaged by said changeover operation member when said changeover operation member is set to effect rewinding of said tape;
- and a tape driving member for transmitting a tape driving force to either said tape winding reel or said tape rewinding reel, said tape driving member being actuated by said second rotary lever to transmit a tape driving force to said tape rewinding reel in response to actuation thereof by said second rotary lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.