Magnetic tape cassette apparatus
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorNorbert Kunze
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Abstract
The invention relates to a magnetic-tape cassette apparatus (1), comprising a deck for playing magnetic-tape cassettes, which deck includes a cassette-loading mechanism including a lift lever (3) which enables a cassette holder (1) containing a cassette (3) to be moved between an eject position and a play position, a cassette driver (9) being guided in a slotted a guide in the lift lever 3 so as to be movable in the loading direction of the cassette holder 1a between a take-over position and a loading position and the cassette holder (1a) being in the lifted eject position when the cassette driver (9) is in the take-over position. The cassette driver (9) comprises resilient arms (26) which press against the lift lever (3) in the take-over position.
Claims9
A magnetic tape cassette apparatus having a tape deck for playing a magnetic tape cassette, said deck including a cassette loading mechanism having a lift lever for receiving the cassette in a cassette takeover position, said lift lever being movable between an eject position and a play position and including guide means, and a cassette driver guided in said guide means and engageable with the cassette for moving the cassette within said lift lever between said take-over position and a loaded position, said lift lever being in the eject position when the cassette driver is in said take-over position, wherein the improvement comprises:
- said cassette driver including a resilient arm resiliently pressing against said lift lever in said take-over position of said cassette driver for resiliently immobilizing said cassette driver against said lift lever;
- whereby rattling noises which otherwise might be produced by said lift lever as a result of shock forces are substantially precluded.
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