Brake device for magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus

A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a deck mechanism including a stationary base plate and a slide base slidably mounted for horizontal movement on said stationary base plate;
• a tape supply reel table and a tape take-up reel table mounted on said slide base;
• a reel brake device including:
• a reel brake rotatably mounted on said slide base so as to brake at least one of said tape supply reel table and said tape take-up reel table, said reel brake having an operating member extending from a surface of said reel brake;
• means for biasing said reel brake for rotation in a first direction;
• and
• a drive gear rotatably mounted on a surface of said stationary base plate, said drive gear being provided with an operating protrusion for pushing said operating member of said reel brake in a direction opposite said first direction during a final stage of horizontal movement of said slide base on said stationary base plate, the position of the slide base relative to the stationary base plate determining the position of the operating member relative to the operating protrusion, thereby changing the braking condition of said at least one of said tape supply reel table and said tape take-up reel table.