Tape speed switching device in cassette tape recorder-player
AssigneeNippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroyoshi Takanashi
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Abstract
A tape speed switching device in a cassette tape recorder capable of selecting a tape transport speed for recording and playback among a plurality of different speeds, comprises a cassette ejecting mechanism and a tape speed switching mechanism which are mechanically coupled to each other. The tape speed switching mechanism is operated in association with the operation of the cassette ejecting mechanism, so that the tape speed is set to a predetermined one every time when the ejecting mechanism is operated.
Claims11
A tape speed switching device in a cassette tape recorder-player capable of selecting a tape transport speed for recording and playback among a plurality of different speeds, one of which is a standard speed, the device comprising:
- a holder for containing a tape cassette;
- means for moving said cassette holder between a locked position and an open position;
- multi-position switch means for energizing an electrical drive circuit to move the tape in the cassette at a selected one of said plurality of speeds when the holder is in its locked position;
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- means operably interconnecting said switch and said moving means to set said switch to effect said standard tape speed when the cassette holder is moved from its locked position to said open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.