Pinch roller pressing device in camera-integrated type VCR

A pinch roller pressing device for contacting a capstan shaft in a camera-integrated type VCR, consisting essentially of:

• cam gear means including a cam groove;
• a pivotally mounted angulated actuating lever having first and second arm members, said first arm member projecting toward and over said cam gear means and having an actuating pin at an outer end thereof for insertion in said cam groove;
• a single intermediate connecting lever rotatably mounted on said second arm member of said actuating lever and having first and second arm segments, said first arm segment being connected to an outer end portion of said second arm member of said actuating lever by a tension coil spring attached to an outer end portion of said first arm segment;
• an angulated pinch roller lever located adjacent and connectable to said connecting lever and having first and second arm portions, said pinch roller lever being pivotally mounted at an outer end of said first arm portion and having a pinch roller at an outer end of said second arm portion, said first arm portion of said pinch roller lever further having means connectable to said second arm segment of said connecting lever for being activated thereby when said actuating lever is moved from a first position to a second position upon rotation of said cam gear means;
• a take-up arm located adjacent and pivotally connected to said pinch roller lever and being rotated in response to activation of said pinch roller lever;
• whereby when said cam gear means rotates in one direction, the rotation thereof is directly transferred to said actuating lever and said connecting lever, said pinch roller lever being engaged thereby to move said pinch roller into contact with said capstan shaft.