Fast winding device for video cassette tape recorder

A fast winding device for a video cassette tape recorder including a supply reel and a take-up reel, said device comprising:

• a base plate;
• first and second motors mounted on said base plate;
• an actuating plate movably mounted to said base plate and driven by said first motor for selective movement laterally linearly with respect to said base plate, said actuating plate having fast winding actuating means;
• a fast winding mode plate movably mounted to said base plate and disposed between said base plate and said actuating plate and selectively movable laterally linearly with respect to said base plate along with said actuating plate from an original position to a fast winding position when engaged with said fast winding actuating means;
• a resilient means connected at one end to said base plate and at an opposing end thereof to said fast winding mode plate for exerting a resilient bias for returning said fast winding mode plate to the original position when the fast winding mode plate is disengaged from the fast winding actuating means;
• an extension portion formed on said fast winding mode plate;
• an idler mechanism driven by said second motor and mounted on said base plate between said supply reel and said take-up reel and selectively engageable with said supply reel or said take up reel for transmitting rotational power thereto;
• a fast-forward/rewind (FF/REW) gear rotatably mounted to said extension portion of said fast winding mode plate for being driven by said second motor and for directly engaging with said idler mechanism to transmit rotational power thereto when the fast winding mode plate is at said fast winding position;
• a lock lever pivotally mounted to said fast winding mode plate for selectively engaging in a locking state with said fast winding actuating means to enable the fast winding mode plate to move together with said actuating plate, the lock lever being resiliently biased into said locking state by a spring;
• and
• a ratchet mounted to said base plate and driven by said first motor for selectively pivoting the lock lever against the spring bias to release the locking state of said lock lever with said fast winding actuating means such that the lock lever retracts from the fast winding actuating means and causes the fast winding mode plate to return to the original position by the action of the resilient means.